Sunset in Enggano Island, off west shore Bengkulu, Indonesia.
(by mclarenmilan)
Posts tagged Discover Bengkulu.
Tabot Festival is a traditional ceremony as a reminiscence of heroic action by Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein bin Ali bin Abi Thalib, who died in a war in Karbala, Iraq. The tradition was brought to northern Sumatra by Muslim traders from southern India. Thus nowadays, same tradition can be found in some other regions as Painan, Pariaman, and Pidie in Aceh.
Locals make decorated wooden storey buildings named tabot. The building symbolizes crate to keep holy book of Taurat with belief that if the book lost, the owner have catastrophe ahead in his life.
Tabot Festival is now an annual tourism activity in Bengkulu, held ten days in Islamic calendar of month Muharram. On its peak, people parade the tabot to Karabela (cemetery of Syekh Burhanuddin) and throw them to a lake beside the cemetery.
(by nurulimansupardi)
Benteng Marlborough, Bengkulu, Indonesia.
Benteng Marlborough didirikan oleh Inggris melalui East Indian Company (EIC) pada tahun 1713-1719 dibawah pimpinan Gubernur Joseph Callet. Benteng ini konon merupakan benteng terkuat Inggris di daerah Timur setelah Benteng St. George di Madras (India).
Rumah pengasingan Soekarno di Anggut Atas, Ratu Samban, Bengkulu, Indonesia.
Pengasingan Soekarno di Bengkulu (1938-1942) merupakan kelanjutan dari pembuangan Bapak Proklamator Indonesia tersebut di Ende, Flores, NTT. Bung Karno didiagnosa menderita malaria tertiana parah hingga rekan-rekannya menuntut pemerintah Hindia Belanda memindahkan beliau ke tempat yang lebih besar dan sehat.
Bengkulu dipilih sebagai tempat pengasingan karena dianggap aman dan masih terpencil. Rumah pengasingan Soekarno adalah rumah milik pedagang asal China. Di sana, Soekarno ditawari menjadi guru sekolah Muhammadiyah. Di sekolah itu beliau bertemu dengan Fatmawati, yang kelak menjahit bendera Merah Putih. Hingga kini, di rumah itu masih disimpan benda-benda peninggalan Soekarno seperti sepeda onthel dan buku-buku koleksinya.
(by Adi Setiawan 149)
Rafflesia Arnoldi, the world’s largest flower is found in many areas in Bengkulu forests, on the slopes of Bukit Barisan Mountains. The flower has a diameter of about one meter in full bloom. It has no visible root or stem, and no leaves. The weigth up to 7 kg, it takes the buds up to 8 months to mature. The flower stays in bloom from 1-15 days and can be seen during the months of September-December.
Discover Bengkulu.
Bengkulu was declared one of Republic of Indonesia provinces on September 12, 1967, or 22 years after the nation independence in 1945. Yet, history of Bengkulu had begun long ago, back to the centuries of ancient kingdoms.
Bengkulu was once called Sungai Serut. The region’s harbors were busy ones for spices trading and its people had close trade relationship to Majapahit Kingdom, a glorious Javanese kingdom at that time. Several kingdoms alternately took over area of modern Bengkulu, from Hindu Kingdoms to Islamic Sultanates, until in 16th century, colonialism started to mark up whole nation’s history.
Throughout this period of colonialism, Bengkulu gave its own role for the nation. Well-known Fort Marlborough in downtown Bengkulu, built by England Government, was also used when Dutch and Japan dominated Indonesia. Soekarno had been exiled here for years while Enggano Island in western off shore the province became destination for Romusha’s workers.
