Saturday, January 29, 2011

_CULTURE of JAKARTA_

     Jakarta has a diverse culture. There are dance, music, ondel-ondel, etc. However, the most popular thing among the people of Jakarta is ondel-ondel.

     Ondel-ondel is a huge doll that the tall is around 2,5 meters with a diameter 80 centimeters. Beside that, ondel-ondel use masks which the head is covered by hair and made of broom. Then, the face of ondel-ondel male is red and female is white.

     Ondel-ondel represents a Betawi folk performances, they are often played in many kinds of party. And then, it seems like ancestors who always keep their people.


     Vocabularies :
  • Diverse : of different kinds.
  • Folk : people in general.
  • Ancestor : person in u.re family who lived a long time ago.

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