FAMILY VALUES IN WEST JAVA Dhiah Mukti P. Retno Yuliastuti Galuh Fafuan A.S Hermawati Hermin

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West Java (Indonesian: Jawa Barat) is a province of Indonesia. located in the western part of the island of Java and its capital and largest urban center is Bandung. Area : 35,377.76 km2 (13,659.43 sq mi) Population : 46.3 million (in 2014) It is the most populous and most densely populated of Indonesia’s provinces. The central areas of Bogor, a city in West Java, has one of the highest population density worldwide, while Bekasi and Depok are respectively the 7th and 10th most populated suburbs in the world (Tangerang in adjacent Banten Province is the 9th); in 2014 Bekasi had 2,510,951 and Depok 1,869,681 inhabitants. Table of population of West Java

About West Java Original Belief System : Moeslim-predominately (97%), Sunda Wiwitan, Protestanism (1,81%), Roman Catholicism (0.58%), Buddhism (0,22%), Hinduism (0,05%), Confucianism (0,03%) Language : Main Language is Indonesian but mostly people in common use Sundanese (79%). They are also other languages : Cirebonese (5%), Banyumasan, Javanese (11%), Betawi (5%), etc. Ethnic : genuine occupant is Baduy. Baduy divided into 2 kind of ethincs : Baduy dalam and Baduy luar.

TRADITIONAL HOUSE OF WEST JAVA Sundanese traditional houses have different names depending on the roof and the door. Traditionally, there are roofs named Jolopong, Badak Heuay, Perahu Kemureb, Jubleg Nangkub, Capit Gunting and Buka Pongpok. From all of them, Jolopong is the simplest and mostly found in cultural reserve areas or villages. Philosophically, West Java traditional houses are very amazing. In general, the names of Sundanese traditional house suhunan intend to respect the surrounding nature.

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CULTURE Sundanese culture has borrowed much from Javanese culture. They primarily live in their home province of West Java. Although Sundanese live in the same island as the Javanese, they consider themselves a distinct cultural area called Pasundan or Tatar Sunda.

Wedding ceremony is the highlight of Sundanese family celebration involving complex ritual from “Naruskeun” (marriage proposal and agreement conducted by parents and family elders) until the wedding feast inviting whole family and business relatives, neighbors and friends as guest. The death in a Sundanese family usually performed trough series of rituals in accordance with traditional Islam, such as the “pengajian”(resisting al-quran) including providing “berkat” (rice box with slide dishes) for guest.

However, today this tradition is not always closely and faithfully followed since growing numbers of Sundanese are adopting a less traditional Islam which does not maintain many of the older tradition.

Family Stucture Salaki (husband) Pamajikan (wife) Anak (children) Incu (grandchildren) Buyut (great-grandchildren) Bao : the 4th generation of a family Bapa (father) Indung (mother) Aki (grandfather) Nini (grandmother) Uyut (great-grandparents) Karuhun (elders)

WES JAVA CULTURAL ART The Cultural image of West Java is well expressed by the beauty of the artistically esthetic and ethics among the community. The sharp little fingers movements, hidden smiles, almost melodious speeches, and dynamic composition of movement are the reflection of their art expressions.

Education There is no development in West Java’s education. The rank of West Java in 3 various levels of education such as Elementary School, Junior High School, and Senior High School still under 10th. Elementary School : 5th rank with 96.6% Junior High School : 18th rank with 89% Senior High School : 28th rank with 51.3%

Etiquette in West Java Indonesians are generally very polite and tolerant of foreigners and their customs. Handshaking is the normal greeting for men and women on introduction and is most always accompanied with a smile. It is important that you refrain from losing your temper in public, as this is highly frowned on in Indonesian culture.