Kamis, 17 Juli 2014

British Culture Marriage Tradition

I suggest this site is very informative and appeal to you if you want to know or learn about British Cultures and British Traditions, especially about Marriage

http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/marriage.htm Here, you can read some articles which will give you information about British tradition of marriage and weddings. There are four menu in the left, and also the hyperlink of them. They are Home, British Culture, English Magazine, Vocabulary, and the last is Main Menu. In Home’s  menu, includes or inform to us about wedding venue. In British Culture’s menu there are some submenu that support it, they are  April Fool, Bank Holidays, Bog Snorkeling, Bonfire Night, British elections, British Houses, British Humour, British Top Music, British Television, Christmas, Clothes, and the others about British Culture except wedding and Marriage. Besides you learn about British tradition and culture like wedding or marriage, you can also learn the vocabularies which used in the conversation or speak of British culture.

Here, there are also sponsored links, especially about Weddings, Get Married, Engagement, and Reception. It’s also has the articles about the preparation that must prepare before marriage and  the procedure of marriage, for example about the people are invited, the wedding ceremony, nice day for a white wedding, the clothing, the reception, and the cake. Additionally, there is also information about British wedding Traditions, includes : the happy couple cut the cake together, this symbolizes their first meal as husband and wife, and about honeymoon. The last, there are some poems about getting married and information about cost of getting married in the United Kingdom. I think all of them are very informative and useful to us, to know more traditions and cultures of British, especially about marriage and weddings.

Rabu, 04 Juni 2014

English Language and Culture

This site http://learn-english.wonderhowto.com/how-to/use-polite-phrases-english-language-165562/ is about English Language and Culture. From this site we can learn how to read, speak and write in English, especially in polite or the manner in English. It is very effective’s site to learn and know about the English language and culture, because most of the people who don’t know the polite way to express them, and it can be make miss understanding when we communicate or make the relation with England.
There are four menu in this site, they are World home, How-to, Inspiration, Forum, and Creators. They make us easy to looking for the material which we need or want. In How-to menu, tells about the step by step tutorials, in Inspiration menu, show the images, videos, links and news that are not How to’s, but they sure do inspire, and the last in Forum menu, show up the community discussion.
In this site we will get some videos that explain about them, such as in How-to menu, for example, we will see the video about How to Use Polite Phrases in the English Language and also the other videos that relate to the manner in the English Language and Culture. Besides that, we also can get some articles about them.
The site feels  great, besides there are videos, there are also some images that support the contents in this site. It is easy to navigate  this site because there is the hyperlink. It is a good idea having a highlights or newest articles / videos section  right in the middle of the screen  because it is obvious, and the important information can be accessed by the reader easily.

UK – LANGUAGE, CULTURE, CUSTOMS AND ETIQUETTE

This website described about England in detail and complete. We can get a lot of useful information. Ranging from facts and statustic, british society, people and culture, british ethics and custom, etc. This website is well furnished with pictures that supports the contents of website and very interesting. Arrangement of this website is very neat and clean. We can get information in chronological and clear. I think, this website is very useful for us to get information about English lifestyle. I recommend this website to you as one of your information resources. Trust me!!

http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/uk.html

Jumat, 15 November 2013

UNDERSTANDING MORE ABOUT CULTURE IN YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA


  Yogyakarta or simply Yogya, is one of the foremost cultural centers of Java. Located at the foot of the active Merapi volcano, Yogyakarta was in the 16th and 17th centuries the seat of the mighty Javanese empire of Mataram., from which present day Yogyakarta has inherited the best of traditions. The city itself has a special charm which seldom fails to captivate the visitor.
This province is one of the most densely populated areas of Indonesia. The city came into being in 1755, after the division of Mataram into the Sultanates of Yogyakarta and Surakarta (Solo). Gamelan, classical and contemporary Javanese dances, the wayang kulit leather puppet theater and other expressions of traditional art will keep the visitor spellbound. Local craftsmen excel in the arts of batiks, silver and leather work.
The Sultan's palace is the hub of Yogya's traditional life and despite the advance of modernity, it still emanates the spirit of refinement which has been the hallmark of Yogya's art for centuries. Next to the traditional, contemporary art has found fertile soil in Yogya's culture oriented society. ASRI, the Academy of Fine Arts is the center of arts and Yogya itself has given its name to an important school of modern painting in Indonesia, perhaps best personified by the famed Indonesian impressionist, the late Affandi.
Yogya is often called the main gateway to the center of Java where it is geographically located. It stretches from Mount Merapi to the Indian Ocean. There is daily air service to Yogya from Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali as well as regular train service and easy accessibility by road.



Culture

Culture The province of Yogyakarta with its status as a special region lies in the Southern part of Central Java, in the heartland of Javanese culture. As the former capital and the center of several kingdoms in the past, this region and its


people are very rich in a variety of cultures. It is widely known from to historical records that the civilization, art and culture had developed well in the center of those kingdoms respectively in the era of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom (8th - 10th Century) the second Mataram Kingdom (17th - 18th Century) and Sultanate Ngayogyokarto from the mid of 18th Century up today.

It can be mentioned here that the cultural heritage in the past are the magnificent temples, the ruins of palaces and monasteries, the various kind of traditions cultural events, traditional folk performing arts, traditional ritual ceremonies, customs, traditional handicrafts, traditional architecture and other traditional activities. Most of them still exist and are coloring the daily activities of life and behavior of the local inhabitants, particularly the Javanese community with its traditional way of life and customs. Because of its richness in culture therefore Yogyakarta has been known for long as the cradle of the Javanese culture.

  The Kraton Ngayogyokarto Hadiningrat (the Sultan's Palace) at the present being is known as a center of Javanese art and culture activities. Generally the community of Javanese people still respect their Sultan and are proud of the aristocratic influence of the Sultanate


court. The name of the Sultan holds a special significance for all Yogyanese evoking the traditional Javanese aristocrat. As a cradle of the Javanese culture, various art activities still flourish here. There are many traditional events and ceremonies that have been hold regularly such as Sekaten, Grebegan, Labuhan and others. A lot of traditional art and performances can be found with its daily program of cultural presentations, such as The Ramayana Ballet, Javanese Classical Dance, The Wayang Kulit (shadow puppet play), the Ketoprak (folk drama) and others. Not less interesting are also the old traditional rites of the esoteric custom kept alive by the people, particularly by village inhabitants. In respect of modern art. Yogyakarta excels with a dozen of art galleries and studios of Indonesia's prominent painters, sculptors, modern batik designers and choreographers. The educational institutions of art and craft both provided by state or private are available here, such as Indonesia Institute of Art, the Conservatorium of Classical Javanese Music and Dance, some of art foundations, art exercise and rehearsals etc. The richness in variations are that this city has in store is one of many aspects that makes Yogyakarta is a city of endless wonder and fascination.

 As the cradle of Javanese culture, Yogyakarta shows its importance as a cultural and art center especially in the art of performing and dancing. The following art and cultural performance can all be found in and around Yogyakarta.

Tnks for visiting





UNITED KINGDOM



    The name United Kingdom refers to the union of what were once four separate countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent, only Northern Ireland remains part of the UK). The UK's full and official name is the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
Where is the UK?
The UK is situated north-west of the European continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. It has a total land area of 244,100 square kilometres, of which nearly 99% is land and the remainder inland water. From north to south it is about 1,000 kilometres long.


The UK part of Europe and is a member of the European Union (EU).

'When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles -
but never England.' How to be an Alien' by George Mikes

Why is England or the UK sometimes called Britain?
"England" is sometimes, wrongly, used in reference to the whole United Kingdom, the entire island of Great Britain (or simply Britain), or indeed the British Isles. This is not only incorrect but can cause offence to people from other parts of the UK.