{"id":2057,"date":"2016-08-25T01:44:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T05:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/indonesian\/?p=2057"},"modified":"2018-02-19T16:26:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T21:26:47","slug":"colors-in-indonesian-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/indonesian\/colors-in-indonesian-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Colors In Indonesian Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Color plays an integral role in Indonesian\u00a0lives and society. \u00a0Color is intertwined with traditions, customs, and beliefs in the country. As citizens\u00a0of\u00a0one of the world’s most culturally and ethnically diverse countries (450 languages and over 300 ethnic groups), Indonesians interpret color in a unique way. \u00a0It culturally extends the ideas of group identity, social class division, and religious belonging. In some ethnic groups, it is believed that certain colors have a healing power and the\u00a0ability to protect against evil spirits.<\/p>\n

Despite differences in cultures, society shares an\u00a0understanding\u00a0of\u00a0color\u00a0and associates color with nature and the human body, such as the sun, trees, Earth, blood, or bones. Three dominant colors\u00a0are black, red, and white,\u00a0which symbolize eminence\/death, life, and purity. However red and white, the colors of Indonesian flag, are considered the sacred colors of the nation as they represent the sacrifice and the struggle of the people\u00a0striving toward their independence. The colors of red and white stand for courageous and the spiritual life, or pure.<\/p>\n

The following demonstrates some Indonesian ethnic cultures by the significant uses of different colors:<\/p>\n

Toraja, an ethnic group indigenous to a mountainous region of South Sulawesi, practices animism. They recognize only four colors: yellow, red, black, and white,\u00a0which\u00a0they\u00a0believe\u00a0represent\u00a0God, human beings, life, and death. Colors are\u00a0used to paint houses\u00a0and\u00a0on carvings\u00a0and tools used for preparing food and also for ceremonial items.<\/p>\n

Makassar, an ethnic group that inhabits the southern part of\u00a0the South Peninsula, Sulawesi, uses color in women’s traditional clothing,\u00a0which\u00a0is known as Baju Bodo. The color differences are used to differentiate the age, \u00a0and marital status of the wearers.<\/p>\n

Dayak, an ethnic group indigenous to Kalimantan, uses colorful beads of red, yellow, green, blue and white. Dayaks believe that the right combination of bead materials and colors\u00a0provide energy and\u00a0are\u00a0a source of strength, cure diseases, detox animal poisons, protect the community, and ensure a successful harvest. The beads could be used as repellents\u00a0or reinforcements\u00a0against the\u00a0repulsive power of evil spirits. The most\u00a0sought-after\u00a0beads may exalt their owners.<\/p>\n

As a Muslim majority country, green is\u00a0an official color associated with Islam and courtrooms. Therefore, in Bahasa Indonesia, the verb “memejahijaukan,”\u00a0which literally means\u00a0to take someone to the “green table,” as in taking someone to court.<\/p>\n

Colors play a significant role in our lives more than\u00a0we think; although there are differences in the\u00a0perception\u00a0of colors across cultures, they share an understanding that colors have a language that\u00a0we can use to talk to each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

Related words and idioms in Indonesian<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Indonesian<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
warna<\/td>\ncolor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
suku bangsa<\/td>\nethnic group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
budaya<\/td>\nculture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
memiliki kekuatan<\/td>\nto have magical force<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kalung manik-manik\/mute<\/td>\nbeaded neclace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
berani<\/td>\ncourageous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
suci<\/td>\npure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Color plays an integral role in Indonesian\u00a0lives and society. \u00a0Color is intertwined with traditions, customs, and beliefs in the country. As citizens\u00a0of\u00a0one of the world’s most culturally and ethnically diverse countries (450 languages and over 300 ethnic groups), Indonesians interpret color in a unique way. \u00a0It culturally extends the ideas of group identity, social class…<\/p>\n

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