Maybe there are still many people who weren’t familiar and get to know the Bima people. Yes, the Population of the Tribe of the Milky own in Indonesia is not as much as the Javanese. Tribal Bima is one of the tribes located in the Province of West Nusa Tenggara. The majority of this tribe inhabit the Island of Sumbawa, part of the east in the City of Bima and Bima.
In a Tribal society Bima some ancestral heritage still preserved and continue to run down through generations until today and are reflected in every activity of the society. Here are five unique tradition of the Tribe of Bima which is still done by the contact person until now and not many people know.
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1. Rimpu
Rimpu is a tradition of dress for the women of the tribe Bima with the use of gloves weaving typical of the Milky namely “Tembe Nggoli”. How to use need two pieces of fabric, one sheet fabric is first wrapped around the head and leave a part open to the face, then the rest of the fabric extended to the abdomen covering the arm and the palm of the hand. Then for the second fabric worn with a way to tuck the fabric in the waist to the bottom like the use of fabric gloves in general.
That said, the tradition of dress is already there since the era of the Sultanate of Bima. Although the tradition of dress rimpu is already rarely used by the younger generation of the tribe Bima, but now began to often introduced back at the cultural events held by the department of local culture.
2. Mbolo Weki
In the language of the Bima, the Word Mbolo means round or circular. While Weki meaningful assemblage, crowd, or a group. In the sense of simple Mbolo Weki means of a discussion among family environment, or activities gathered conducted for the purpose of strengthen the relationship between family.
The tradition of Mbolo Weki usually held to prepare for an important event from a family of the tribe of Bima. For example wedding ceremony, in the tradition of Mbolo Weki on the preparation of a wedding event representatives of the family present will provide assistance in the form of money or some of the needs of the family will hold a celebration to help the preparation of the event the marriage.
3. Map Kapanca
Istiqlal mosque the largest mosque in Southeast Asia. Not only boast the arena of splendor, this mosque also boast because it became the icon of Indonesia.
An overview of inter-religious tolerance also appears in the Istiqlal mosque. Exactly opposite the mosque is the pride of Indonesia, there is a Church which also became the pride of Indonesia, Cathedral Church, Jakarta.
God called to the man regardless of his status, regardless of his religion. God created male and female. “Then you were born tribes, born of the nation-the nation, was born different, different skin color, different regions, different languages, different cultures,” said Ustaz Sham.
Ustaz Sham said, God creates the difference tersbut for the holding of tolerance. “To know each other get to know, because if they don’t know each other know there cannot be a sense of reward, not perhaps there is a sense of respect, not there may be a glorified fellow of others,” said Ustaz Sham.
God, according to Ustaz Sham a lot of explaining verses about muamalah because there is our relationship with God. But there is also a relationship to our fellow man
Ustaz Sham invited to discuss about tolerance in Islam.
The first, asyiddā’u ‘alal-kuffāri. Muslims should be firm against the unbelievers
How the hell is firmly against the unbelievers? “If we have a non muslim then we call “Woy pagan.. pagan.. what’s up fir?” Not so firmly against the infidels,” said Ustaz Sham remind.
The theme of tolerance is still to be discussed until two the next episode. How to become a muslim tolerant to other religious communities? Continue to follow the Afternoon Blessings.
One of the traditions which still runs today in the community of the tribe Bima is a Map Kapanca. Map Kapanca is a special ritual for the bride tribe Bima before getting married. The Ritual of the Map Kapanca done one day before the procession of the contract or the wedding party.
In this ritual, kapanca or girlfriend leaves that have been blended will be affixed on both the palm of the hand of the bride in rotation by women of indigenous leaders, community leaders and religious figures.
Meaning of philosophy of the tradition of the Map Kapanca, namely, henna leaves that are crushed and pinned it on both the palm of the hand of the bride as a symbol that the bride will become a wife of the grooms who’ve been asking her. Until now, this tradition is still maintained by the people of the tribe of Bima.
4. Ampa Fare
Ampa fare is taken from two words, namely ampa which means lifting and fare which means rice. This tradition is one of the tradition of storing the results of the rice harvest to the barn called Tribal society Bima with Uma Lengge. The results of the farmers have already harvested raised together in Uma Lengge and stored as a food reserve.
Tradition said to have been going on since the 8th century, this contains the meaning of prayer and expression of gratitude to God Almighty for the success of the results of a bountiful harvest as well as to teach people to always live skimp.
5. Weaving Tembe Nggoli
Anciently, the women of the tribe of the Milky required to have expertise in weaving. Expertise weave is then passed down through the generations to the children since a young age by their Mother and handed down to the next generation until now.
One of the results of the traditional woven cloth typical of Bima this is the Tembe Nggoli. For the people of Bima, gloves weaving Tembe Nggoli this is a cultural heritage that must be guarded and preserved until now.
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