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  2. Wayang wong - Wikipedia

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    Wayang wong ( Javanese: ꦮꦪꦁ ꦮꦺꦴꦁ ), also known as wayang orang (literally "human wayang "), is a type of classical Javanese and Balinese dance theatrical performance with themes taken from episodes of the Ramayāna or Mahabharāta. Performances are stylised, reflecting Javanese court culture:

  3. Kuntilanak - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Kuntilanak (Indonesian name), also called Pontianak (Malay name), or Yakshi (in Hinduism/ Hindu mythology) is a mythological creature in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It is similar to Langsuir in other Southeast Asia regions. The Pontianak usually takes the form of a pregnant woman who died during childbirth.

  4. Betawi people - Wikipedia

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    Betawi people, or Batavians [3] [4] [5] ( Orang Betawi in Indonesian, meaning "people of Batavia "), are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the city of Jakarta and its immediate outskirts, as such often described as the native inhabitants of the city. [6] They are the descendants of the people who inhabited Batavia (the colonial name of ...

  5. Tengkolok - Wikipedia

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    Tengkolok, also known as Tanjak, Destar ( Minangkabau: Deta; Kelantan-Pattani: Semutar) [6] is a traditional Malay or Indonesian [7] and male headgear. It is made from long songket cloth folded and tied in a particular style ( solek ). Nowadays, it is usually worn in ceremonial functions, such as royal ceremonies by royalties, and wedding ...

  6. Orang Pendek - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In Indonesian folklore, the Orang Pendek ( Indonesian for 'short person') is the most common name given to a creature said to inhabit remote, mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra. The creature has allegedly been seen and documented for at least 100 years by forest tribes, local villagers, Dutch colonists, and Western scientists ...

  7. Orangutan - Wikipedia

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    The name "orangutan" (also written orang-utan, orang utan, orangutang, and ourang-outang) is derived from the Malay words orang, meaning "person", and hutan, meaning "forest". [2] [3] The locals originally used the term for actual forest-dwelling humans, but the word underwent a semantic extension to include apes of the Pongo genus at an early ...

  8. List of Disney live-action adaptations and remakes of Disney ...

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    Many Disney remakes rank along the highest grossing films upon their release; currently, The Lion King (9th), Beauty and the Beast (21st), Aladdin (41st), and Alice in Wonderland (47th) are on the list. The Lion King is also the highest grossing animated feature film of all time [o] and the highest-grossing musical film of all time.

  9. List of cryptids - Wikipedia

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    Entities that may be considered cryptids by cryptozoologists include Bigfoot, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Mokele-mbembe . Scholars have noted that the cryptozoology subculture rejected mainstream approaches from an early date, and that adherents often express hostility to mainstream science.