Animals historic for Minangkabau society

adu kabau
Spain is famous for Matador, bullfighting made angry with red cloth by the matador. In contrast again with West Sumatra, Minangkabau society uses for buffalo but pitted. Buffalo who is a survivor, he was the winner. Even more unique again in advance if it wins ten times the water buffalo in a row, they will be slaughtered buffalo and horns will be decorated by the owner. But all the activities that have long existed from the time there's grandma moyong why historical origins could happen until now. A little history that I read and read in trusted references I want to tell about the history of the people fighting the buffalo from Minangkabau, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
In the past Domains Minangkabau kingdom received threats from a strong attack from the area of ​​Java. To avoid a physical battle that would consume a lot of casualties, the Minangkabau conduct diplomacy and proposed that the war was replaced by a water buffalo race. The proposal was approved by the king of Java, then dikirimlah great and mighty buffalo. From Minangkabau prepared but a thirsty child water buffalo.

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Sarunai Batang Padi or RICE STEM flute

Sarunai Batang Padi
There is another wind instrument music instrument made ​​of rice straw which was formerly used when the current rice harvest underway. This music instrument used by society Minangkabau, West Sumatra.
Pupuik (crowbar) Bars Rice also called Sarunai Batang Padi or rice stem flute, a kind of wind instrument popular in Minangkabau. In the past when the harvest comes, whistle rice stalks join the community entertain tired after harvesting rice in the rice fields. Device is an old rice stalks that have a book. Vocal cords are made near the base of books by breaking up and grind it carefully. 

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Songket is derived from the region of West Sumatra

pandai sikek
Producing kinds of woven fabric called songket is derived from the region of West Sumatra. Unlike more way of making with what we know painted batik. When we called Clever Sikek, usually the thought is songket. Yes, this place is already synonymous with songket. In fact, the man himself did not call it clever Sikek songket but weaving. The reason, which is referred to cotton yarn and gold thread which is woven by hand, on a device called panta to become fabric, cloth or fabric balapak bacatua used baralek pie, namely at the wedding.

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Ngalau Indah Payakumbuah City

ngalau indah
One more tourist areas is quite challenging and interesting to look at. A cave located in hilly areas in the City Payakumbuh, West Sumatra. Named Grotto Belle .... Grotto Belle is the name of a cave on the slopes of hills located in the City Payakumbuh. Inside are stalagmites and stalactite rock formed from limestone deposition process that lasted hundreds of years. Both kinds of stone carving has a wide variety of shapes, with amazing ornaments, such as: space bedroom, chair, mosquito nets and so forth.
The specialty of this place when the top perbukitaan around the grotto, tourists can see the panoramic city Payakumbuh unfold in front of the eye. The combination of building urban areas, green trees and vast expanse of paddy fields is a unity of Payakumbuh sheen.

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