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CULTURE, TRADITIONS & RELIGION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Flores<\/strong>, one of the many facets of the Indonesian kaleidoscope, is a Catholic dominant island. Muslims (bugis from southern Makasar<\/strong>, Sualesie<\/strong>) came by boat and settled mainly on the coasts. Flores<\/strong> is Catholic all the while sharing its life with Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around 1920, Christendom was made the official religion of the island. The \"Kafir\" animists also on the islands, have always kept their ancestral beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will find several \"houses of customs (temple),\" the place in which the animistic people perform their rites. Statues, masks and other objects of divination have the power to enter into communication with the spirit world, called \"Nenek Moyan.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even 20 years ago, we could still see old custom houses. Fortunately, there are still a few places where we can appreciate the architecture of these old houses. The majority of these houses are found in the center of Flores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Manggarai<\/strong> is also a rich influence and culture you can experience in Flores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We barely touched the surface of the animist practices. They are very present and prayers for Mary and Jesus occur daily in their lives. Many churches are built across Flores, with hit or miss architecture, but all worth checking out. A series of photos of architecture is available<\/a> if you are further interested in this topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To get to this village, head towards Iteng, then head towards Ulombo, going south.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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West of Flores, in Ruteng (period from June to October). They are dressed in their traditional adornments from the village of Kaca.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On the southern road, going towards the exit of Ende, after the Nanggaba bridge take the road of a very beautiful mountain to Boaweo. You will discover this stone tomb.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Spirit of the house watches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On the road to Mauponggo, just before arriving at Boawae from the west, there are a few villages along the road which have kept what we call \u201cPeo\u201d, a sacrificial place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Old church from 1920 built by a Dutch father in the province of Mangerai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Typical of the Bajawa region<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Depending on the region, styles differ.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Very beautifully crafted sculpture from the Lio region.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CULTURE, TRADITIONS AND RELIGION Flores, one side of the Indonesian kaleidoscope, is a Christian island. The Muslims (Bugis from Makasar, southern Sualesie) came by boat, and settled mainly on the coasts. Flores is a Christian sharing her life with Muslims. Around 1920, Christianity was formalized. The \u201cKafir\u201d, the animists, have always kept within themselves [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2010,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2021","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floresles4arbres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floresles4arbres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floresles4arbres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floresles4arbres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floresles4arbres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.floresles4arbres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2021\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floresles4arbres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floresles4arbres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}