Keanekaragaman Kebudayaan di Indonesia ( Cultural Diversity in Indonesia )

"From Sabang to Merauke lined the connecting islands together into one that is Indonesia, the song must be familiar in our ears, It is one of the few songs that describe our country Indonesia is composed of islands which are then united in a bond called "NKRI" is inseparable ."

Indonesia, familiar names that we often hear wherever we are, in education bench, in the community , in the family environment, as well as in the wider environment, ranging from children and adults across the archipelago must have heard the word, "What exactly is INDONESIA" ?? Yes it is true Indonesia is where we stand today, where we complain our fate, where we are born, where we live this peaceful life, and a beautiful place full of diversity that became the pride of all the inhabitants of this beloved country Indonesia .

Talking about the diversity of a nation, closely related to the name of culture. And in the daily life of society, culture is indispensable . culture is a guide in the implementation of various activities of life. What is culture really .?? In explaining the notion of culture, the experts give a variety of definitions. One of them according to Koentjaraningrat, culture is the whole system of ideas and races, actions, and the resulting man in the life of society . which is his own by way of learning. In that sense, Koentjaraningrat states that almost all human action is culture. Human actions are almost entirely the result of learning activities. Human action that is not done by studying the amount is very limited. Various instinctive acts such as eating, drinking, courtesy. Man's way of life with various kinds of action system is used as an object of research and analysis by anthropology so that aspects of learning is a fundamental aspect.
That is why in terms of giving restrictions on the concept of "culture" or culture of anthropology is different from other sciences . If in everyday language "culture" is limited only to beautiful things (like temples, dance, art, sound art, literature and philosophy) only. While in anthropology is much broader nature and scope .

Culture contains cultural values. Cultural values ​​are the source of the rules and are the guidelines of life for a society in carrying out its various activities. So that people's lives become orderly. Therefore, in a similar culture there are many similar thoughts, attitudes, and actions expressed by the people supporting the culture.

As an example of what we often do is also often done by others around us. If we come to someone's house we'll knock on the door or ring the house bell, then it is also often done by others when the visit. When a Javanese encounters an older person, he shows respect by using kromo inggil (soft javanese), then it is also done by other Javanese.

Harsya Bahtiar says that the thoughts we embody are mostly not our own particular thoughts. Most of our thinking consists of the cultural elements we derive from our life experiences in society and through education. Many cultural elements have become the regulators of our thinking, our attitudes and our actions. In addition to many common thoughts, attitudes and actions, there are many different thoughts, attitudes, and actions.
Thoughts, attitudes and actions are often different because they come from different societies. The question that arises is why does this happen? It can certainly happen, because every society has and develops its own culture. It causes people with the same culture to have many similarities in thought, attitude and action .

In Indonesia has many tribes, it appears that each tribe has a different culture. .people of the same ethnic group share more common thoughts, attitudes, and actions than people of different ethnic groups. This shows that every society including ethnic society develops its own culture which causes its culture has characteristic compared with other tribes . Each tribe has different social, political, and cultural identities, such as different languages, customs and traditions, belief systems, and so on.

Our country is a country rich in natural and cultural products, and the world must recognize this. "Why not?" Indonesia has a very rich natural wealth among them, Indonesia is the largest liquefied natural gas producer in the world, 20% of the world's supply) is also a big tin producer, Indonesia also has the richest coral reefs in the world (18% of the world total) and Indonesia also ranks first in agricultural products, namely cloves and nutmeg and the second rank of natural rubber and crude palm oil producers, Indonesia is the largest exporter of plywood, which is about 80% in the world market, Indonesia has the largest species of orchids in the world which is about 6 thousand species of orchids, ranging from the largest of the Tiger Orchid to the smallest of the leafless, including the rare Black Orchid and only found in Papua, and Indonesia is the world's largest Maritime nation and has the largest mangrove forests as well .

In addition to natural wealth, Indonesia is also a country that has the tribe and culture in the world. There are more than 740 ethnicities, as well as 726 languages, as well as diverse arts that are in Sabang to Merauke are diverse to the extent that there are other countries who want to recognize the culture or art of our country as their native culture, even though it is the original art culture of our country. Can we imagine? how rich the country where our feet are on this foot .