Culture of the World

Indonesian culture can be defined as all the local culture that has been there before of the Indonesian national in 1945. The whole culture of the local culture diverse tribes in Indonesia is an integral part of Indonesian culture.

Indonesian culture despite a wide range, but in essence and form influenced by the culture of other cultures such as Chinese, Indian culture and Arab culture. Indian culture, especially the distribution of incoming Hindu and Buddhist in the remote archipelago in Indonesia before. Kingdoms bernafaskan the Hindu and Buddhist religion had dominated the century in the archipelago to-5 by the Christian kingdoms in the archipelago, Kutai, until the end of the century to 15 BC.

Chinese culture and influence the culture entered Indonesia because trade is intensive interaction between the traders, Chinese merchants and Nusantara (Sriwijaya). In addition, many of them go along with Chinese immigrants, immigrants who came from south China and settled in the archipelago. They live and marry the blend of the local Chinese culture is unique and local. Culture like this is that later became one of the roots of local culture in modern India such as Javanese and Betawi culture.

Arab culture go together with the spread of Islam by Arab traders-traders who stay over in Indonesia on their way to China.