Kwan Sing Bio Temple

Centuries ago before the Europeans came and colonized Indonesia, Chinese people have first arrived. At first they just open up trade opportunities, but most of them eventually settled and lived there as a citizen of Indonesia .

Chinese people bring much influence to the local community. Some of them are cultures , customs and religion. This evidence can be seen from some of those relics are scattered throughout most of the archipelago.

One of these relics is in the Tuban area of pagoda . Pagoda overlooking the sea is known as the Pagoda " Kwan Sing Bio ".

Buddhagaya Watugong Monastery Semarang

Vihara Buddhagaya Watugong, Semarang, Central Java, was the first monastery established in Indonesia since the collapse of Majapahit and the destruction of the Buddha-Dhamma as well as the disappearance of Buddhist community in the archipelago.
Starting from the arrival of Venerable Naradha Mahathera of Sri Lanka in around 1930 AD, which became the first Buddhist missionaries after 500 years of post-Majapahit. Historically, this Watugong Buddhagaya monastery was officially founded in 1957.In this monastery planted "-Bodhi Tree" [The tree is 'credited' to the-Buddha reached enlightenment at the time], and the plant is Bhante Naradha Mahathera.

Angpao

Angpao the lunar new year has a special term that is "Ya Sui ', which means a gift given to anak2 associated with increasing age / turn of the year. In ancient times, this gift is usually in the form of sweets, candy and foods. Henceforth, for the times, parents find it easier to give money and let the child decide what gift they would buy. The tradition of giving money as gifts Ya Sui appeared around the time of the Ming and Qing. In the literature on Ya Sui Qian wrote that the child uses the money to buy firecrackers, sweets. This action also increases the velocity of circulation of money and the economy in China in the era.

Lion Dance

Traditional Chinese lion dance is a dance using the glove that resembles a lion. Lion has a history thousands of years. The first record of this dance can be traced to the Chin Dynasty around the third century BC. Lion art became popular in the North-South Dynasty (Nan Bei) years 420-589 AD. At that time the troops of King Song Wen overwhelmed by the assault troops on the elephant king from the land of Fan Yang Yi Lin. A warlord named Zhong Que create artificial puppet lion king Fan troops to repel it. Apparently the effort was successful until eventually dance lion dance legend.

Kong Co Kwan Tee Kung

Guan In or generally called Guang Gong (Kwan Kong - Hokkien) which means your majesty Guan, a famous warlord who lived in the time of the San Guo (221-269 AD). His original name was Guan Yu Guan Yun aka Chan (Kwan In Pole - Hokkien). Accordingly he was given the title of emperor Han Han Ting Shou Hou. Kwan Kong revered as honesty and loyalty. He is a true knight symbol or role models who always occupy the promises and faithful to his vow. Kwan Kong because it is much revered among the public, in addition to special temples. The pictures posted many personal home, shops, banks, police stations, courts up to the headquarters of the mafia organization. The members of secret societies is usually true of a vow in front of Kwan Kong.

Tanglung Party

Tanglung is a traditional Chinese festival which falls on day 15 in the first lunar calendar, 14 days after the Chinese New Year (around late January and early February). This celebration is to mark the end of Chinese New Year greeting. The celebration also recognized as Yuanxao Tanglung Jie.
lanterns or Teng Leng Teng Lung Lo, at first used only during night patrolling to locate fugitive crime, usually lanterns plus mandarin and red writing.

Moon Cake Festival

In the Yuan Dynasty, the Han people against the government at the time of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, and the rebels, led by Yuan Shu Zhang, plan to take over the government. Shu puzzling over how to unite the people to revolt on the same day without being noticed by the Mongolian government.

King Thi Kong Pray

A thousand years before Christ, the Chinese community are familiar with the existence of God. Yellow Emperor (Oey Tee / Huang Ti) in the year 4697SM teach people the value of high culture, such as praying to God, honor and glorify the Holy Spirit of the ancestors. Simple ancient society with obedient run. This ritual is enhanced by Prince Zhougong and subsequent prophets.

Each of the 9th month of the Chinese Lunar mainly a Hok Kian people, perform prayer ceremonies Tian Jing Gong Hok Kian, which means that worship to God Almighty. Among the Chinese in Indonesia, this prayer known as the Prayer Lord God made with great solemnity. Worship ceremony included a series of ceremonies at a party to welcome the Lunar New Year / Spring that lasted for 15 days

Lunar Festival

Lunar New Year for Confucians is a religious holiday is very important, sacred and meaningful. Because if viewed from the aspect of history, Chinese New Year was first standardized in the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220).
Based on the calculation of the birth of Prophet Khong Hu Cu, who was born 551 BC, it can be seen from the Lunar year that falls at the moment is that to 2558, the count was taken of 2007 +551 = 2558. Meanwhile, if viewed from the social aspect of meaning is the spirit of Chinese New Year thanks to the Lord, renew the spirit of self, family and togetherness.

Conquest Prayer

Tradition 'prayer conquest' is based on the story of one of the disciples of the Buddha is Mogalana who has supernatural powers so that he can go to hell to see the mother who had died. There he found his mother's ghost suffer greatly, become hungry ghosts, do not get food to try to bite his own finger. Seeing this Mogalana very sorry, and tried to extend the food for the mother, but each time the food was almost up to his mother's hand, the food was instantly turned into a flame.

Tang Cue Feast Day

Dongzhi Festival or Winter Solstice Festival is one of the most important festival celebrated by Chinese and East Asia during the term Dongzhi sun on December 22 in 2009 , when sunlight is weakest and daylight shortest.
The origins of this festival can be traced back to the philosophy of Dao, Yin and Yang: as balance and harmony in the cosmos, the universe. After a day of celebration, then the daylight gradually becomes longer so that positive energy is also beginning to flow in.

Peh Cuin Peast Day

History bath designers come from figures Qu Yuan (343-289 BC).Qu Yuan is a leading writer of the Kingdom of Chu.
His book is in demand and leading, one of Chun Tzu (Lamentations Affairs Tzu)
and Li Sao (Stepping Sorrow). In addition, he is also known as the minister
a trusted and loyal.

Popularity because they were, his colleagues became jealous and tried to get rid of him. His partner is the sycophants of power that make nice in front of the king and denigrate the Kingdom of Chu and melting in the kingdom of Chin.
Qu Yuan did not want to come with a conspiracy so that he is increasingly despised his colleagues.

Kampung Semawis

Entering the area around Gang Lombok Bamboo Curtain country is like entering a mini scale. This is where people of Chinese descent since centuries ago, settled in Hyderabad. This area is then more in the know Kampung Chinatown. In Chinatown is very thick with Chinese culture. Almost in every alley there is a pagoda, each of which has its own privileges.

Tay Kak Sie Temple

Over the centuries since arriving in Semarang, society tionghoa Mangkang originally settled in the area, the name originates from the word Wakang Tjoen or a large sailboat. Genesis uprising of people - the Chinese in Batavia to the Dutch colonial government had feared spread to Semarang to localize the Dutch East Indies government - people tionghoa to where they are easily monitored around the time of Semarang, the place is now known as Chinatown Semarang

Sam Po Kong Temple

Semarang is very thick with the influence of Chinese culture. At Sam Po Kong Chinese cultural influence of Islam complete with a the journey of ChengHo Admiral carved on the wall behind him. Drum and bell that is the hallmark of Islamic culture reminiscent of the Chinese city of Xian on track in silk bamboo curtain country. While at the Vihara Avalokitesvara, the Buddha Chinese cultural influence is evident.