"Legu-Legu", Tarian Klasik Keraton Ternate

(By : Busranto Abdullatif Doa)Ciri utama dari kesenian tradisional orang Ternate adalah bentuk seni konvensional. Berdasarkan ciri-cirinya, kesenian tradisional di Ternate dibagi atas dua kelompok, yaitu : Kesenian Istana/Keraton (Hofkunst) dan Kesenian Rakyat (Volkskunst).Kesenian Istana adalah kelompok kesenian yang dicipta ataupun dibina, dikembangkan oleh dan untuk kalangan keraton kesultanan

Mengenal Sastera Lisan Ternate

(By : Busranto Abdullatif Doa)Pada umumnya setiap bahasa manapun di muka bumi ini terbagi atas bahasa lisan dan bahasa tulisan. Dalam kesusasteraan juga dibagi atas sastra lisan dan sastra tertulis. Di Ternate, sastra tertulis jarang dijumpai. Hal ini dikarenakan bahasa Ternate tidak mempunyai huruf (aksara) sendiri.Kesusasteraan di Ternate sebenarnya sudah ada sejak jaman pra-Islam, dengan

Sejarah dan Tradisi Syi'ah di Ternate

(By : Smith Alhadar - Jurnalist)Mayoritas penduduk Ternate menganut Islam Sunni. Namun tak bisa dipungkiri, terdapat pula sejumlah praktik keagamaan yang berakar dari tradisi Syi'ah. Dalam hal ini, Syi'ah memiliki arti kelompok, partai, atau pengikut. Kata ini merujuk pada pengikut Ali bin Abi Thalib sebagai pemimpin pertama Ahl al-Bait. Kecuali masalah imamah, antara kaum Syi'ah dan Ahl Sunnah

Recognizing Oral Form Lierature of Ternate

(By : Busranto Abdullatif Doa)If a Ianguage consist of oral language and written language, hence Iiterature also consist of two shares that is oral art and art written. In Ternate, we seldom to meet the art written. This matter because of Ianguage of Ternate don't have letter.Literature in Ternate in fact there are since pre Islam era, with understanding that still not yet is a art written but

Traditional Architecture of Ternate - Tidore and Halmahera Island

A analyzse Study of Construction Building(By : Adhi Mursid)Indonesian have a lot of local architectures a kind of this, with the manner of which is rich very spread in our archipelago. Local Architecture type in all sort of area in Indonesia, ad for is the source oves information for knowledge specially concerning typical physical environment and building of indigenous society of pertinent area.

Symbolyzation of Food Served on Traditional Wedding Ceremony of Ternate

(By : Busranto Abdullatif Do'a, S.Pd)Traditionally, wedding ceremony of Ternate is closely braid between two clans (called; Soa) or between one family with another. By joining these two clans or family closely through married, every one in these two families has the same responsibilities to support the survival of these clans in the community, as well as the tradition of Ternate. So that, married

History of Ternate

(By : Busranto Abdullatif Doa)Ternate, the most prominent of the four Moluccan sultanates (Ternate, Tidore, Bacan and Jailolo/Gilolo), dates its foundation to 1257 AD. The ruling house traces its origins to the arrival of the Muslim sage, Sayyid Ja'afar Sadik, but the exact line of descent is subject to contradictory genealogies. The genealogies are only certain from the late sixteenth century