Papua is a province of Indonesia which is located at the center of the island's mosteastern part of Papua or West New Guinea (Irian Jaya). Eastern hemisphere is acountry of Papua New Guinea or East New Guinea.
Papua Province covers the entire territory of Papua before the west, so often referred toas West Papua, particularly by the Free Papua Organization (OPM), the Nationalistswho want independence from Indonesia and establish their own state. During the colonial Dutch East Indies, the region is known as Dutch New Guinea (Nederlands NewGuinea or Dutch New Guinea). Following are under control of Indonesia, the regionknown as West Irian province from 1969 until 1973. His name was later changed to IrianJaya by Soeharto inaugurated at the copper and gold mine freeport, a name still usedofficially until 2002.
The name was changed to Papua province in accordance with Law no. 21 of 2001concerning the special autonomy in Papua. In 2004, accompanied by various protests,papua divided into 2 provinces by the government of Indonesia: The eastern part kept the name Papua, while the western part of the Province of West Irian Jaya (West Papuayear later became). which is the eastern province of Papua at the moment. Papua worditself comes from the Malay language which means curly hair, part of the picture thatspurred on the physical appearance of the original tribes.
The types of cultures in Papua :
1. Culture-Dance Dance
Coastal communities have a variety of cultural dances they used to call the Yosim Deconvolution (YOSPAN), in which there are many forms of motion such as: (Gale-Gale dance, dance ballad, Dance Paradise, Three Pacul dance, Dance Now, Dance Sajojo .)The dance usually performed by the public beach and mountain communities in essence played or played in various kesmpatan the same as: in welcoming guests of honor, in welcoming foreign tourists and most often played is in traditional ceremonies. especially dance arrows usually played or sung by people in the party mountainous rock fuels or commonly referred to barapen by coastal communities. This dance performed by young men gallant and brave.
with cultural dances and cultural dances Yospan Arrow's unique, rich and beautiful are the parents since ancient hope they inherited a culture that has not faded to the next generation, not drowning and not buried by the times which grow increasingly advanced.its predecessor is that parents expect too cultural dances they have created with the various waves of difficulty, distress and unrest are not quickly forgotten by the next generation. they also hope that in the absence of Papua's rich culture progresses, the more well known among people in their own country as well known among overseas and also growing towards a better which in essence can still lift degree, dignity, and dignity of the Papuans.
2. Marriage Culture
Marriage is the most urgent needs for everyone. thus the people of Papua both in coastal areas and mountainous regions to set the rules in customary law did not violate the essence for the community and does not happen a variety of unwanted noise. in the exchange of marriage be upheld parents of the men are entitled to pay the dowry seebagai sign the purchase of women or the woman. As for the beach community for a variety of dowry to be paid such as: pay a hanging plate or split plate, bracelets, cloth east (especially for people in the southern region of Papua) and many more. different from the demand requested by the mountain communities such as: skin bia (a type of money that has been circulating in the community pegunugan since several centuries ago), pig pet, and so forth. in dowry payments will occur if the parents agree on the part of men to meet all demands requested by the parent than the female.
