Month: March 2022

Learn to Cook Papeda at Weriagar District, West Papua

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Weriagar is a district located in Teluk Bintuni Regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia. The staple food of the local Weriagar community is Papeda. Papeda is made from sago cooked in boiling water on a stove until the dough looks like glue. Papeda is delicious eaten with fish in soup. Sayur bunga pepaya (papaya flower bud vegetables) and tumis kangkung (stir-fried water spinach) are often served as side-dish vegetables to accompany papeda. On some coasts and lowlands on Papua, sago is the main ingredient to all the foods. Sagu bakar, sagu…

Getting to know Nyepi Day in Indonesia

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Nyepi Day is a Hindu New Year in Bali which is celebrated on the first new moon in March. It is usually celebrated on the same day as the Indian festival, Ugadi. Nyepi Day TraditionsA few days before Nyepi, a Balinese Hindu purification ceremony and ritual called Melasti takes place. During Melasti, parades of villagers carry all the sacred objects from their temples to the sea or the shore of a nearby lake. There sacred objects are cleaned and purified with the holy water of the sea or lake. Nyepi…

Nusa Pombo, A Small Island with A Million Beauty

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Indonesia has many very beautiful tourist attractions. One of the tourist attractions that maybe not many people know about is Nusa Pombo in Central Maluku. This uninhabited island is a paradise on earth that is rich in marine tourism. If you choose Nusa Pombo as your vacation destination, then your decision is definitely the right one. Your vacation will be truly meaningful and will be one of the best vacations you will ever have.Here are some very important information for you to know if you want to visit Nusa Pombo:…