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Monday, May 25, 2009

Sundanese culture, at a glance

Posted on Monday, May 25, 2009 by Giovani Belza

Sundanese culture, including one of cultural tribes in Indonesia who are older. In fact, compared to the culture even Java, Sundanese culture, including cultural fact that relatively older age, at least in the introduction to the culture of writing. "Triumph" Sundanese culture in the past, especially during Tarumanegara Kingdom and the Kingdom of Sunda, in its development and is often used as a reference map in what is called the Sunda culture.

Sundanese culture is an ideal and often associated as a cultural Sunda kings or leaders said that with the king of Sunda. In this regard, the figures Prabu Siliwangi serve as leaders and role models because of pride urang Sunda Sunda told the king that succeeded, at the same time able to give welfare to the people.

In its development the most contemporary, cultural Sunda now get a lot of criticism back. Questions about the existence of Sundanese culture is often mencuat to the surface. What Sundanese culture still exists? If there is, who is the owner? Questions about the existence of Sundanese culture which seem provocative, when examined with a quiet question actually is a reasonable-reasonable time. Why? The answer simple, because the culture of Sunda, in reality, at this time was like losing ruh or at least it is not clear direction and purpose. How brought to the Sundanese culture is?

There are at least four resources that need to be living in the Sundanese culture, namely, the ability adaptability, mobility, ability to grow and develop, and the regeneration ability. Adapting ability Sundanese culture, especially in responding to various challenges that arise, both from within and from outside, it can be said to show the view that less so brisk. In fact, such as Sundanese culture does not have power of life when faced with challenges from the outside.

As a result, it is not surprising when the many elements of the old Sundanese culture tergilas by a foreign culture. As the most obvious example, which is a Sundanese language Sundanese community urang appear more rarely explicitly used by the owners themselves, especially the young generation of Sunda. More concern, the use of communication in the Sundanese language daily said, sometimes with the "backwardness", not to say primitive. As a result, the sense of relief in the odor urang Sunda Sundanese language to use in day-to-day world. In fact, feeling "prestige" is sometimes also found in the fact that they are experts in the field of Sundanese, including simply to acknowledge that is a specialist background or expertise in the field of Sundanese.

(source:de-kill.blogspot.com)

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