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Time for #Alstroepedia & we're going to talk about "Nasi Tumpeng"!
From history, we know that the cone shape of "tumpeng" came as the symbolism to the holy mountain, where the gods and spirit dwelled according to ancient Indonesian mythology.
From history, we know that the cone shape of "tumpeng" came as the symbolism to the holy mountain, where the gods and spirit dwelled according to ancient Indonesian mythology.
"Tumpeng" was made as an offering to the gods. It started to take the shape of cone when Hinduism entered that period. The philosophy of the shape also related to geographical condition of Indonesia where there exist numerous mountains & volcanoes-
-making the land fertile. (Especially in Java island). Nowadays, "tumpeng" is a symbol of showing gratitude in events or ceremonies (syukuran / selametan events, literally means : "gratitude" in English). Everyone would then enjoy the "tumpeng" together.
Time for #Alstroepedia!
August 21, 1945
Did you know? August 21 was proposed as National Maritime Day.
It was the day when Indonesian independence army finally seized Indonesia ocean territory. At that time, Indonesian Navy has not been formed, so..
August 21, 1945
Did you know? August 21 was proposed as National Maritime Day.
It was the day when Indonesian independence army finally seized Indonesia ocean territory. At that time, Indonesian Navy has not been formed, so..
..the Association of Indonesian Marine Youth was the one who did it. The predecessor of Indonesian Navy called BKR Laut (Badan Keamanan Rakyat Laut) was finally formed later on September 10, 1945.
On September 23, 1963 a maritime conference was held, and it was established on 1964 as the official National Maritime Day of Indonesia.
