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That is the habit of foreign tourists who every day visit Kampung Naga. Once off the bus parked at the terminal on the edge of the highway-Tasikmalaya Garut, they are not directly walk to the village. While walking, they stopped it stopped here, photos there pictures here, with alert ears listening to the tour guide.
To reach this village, we had to descend a ladder that has been walled along the 500 meters and a width of 2 meters because the village is flanked hilly plateau that stretches from east to west. It is located in the upper hills Ciwulan River.
Traditional Kampung Naga is located 500 meters below the road through the province-Bandung Tasikmalaya Garut or 30 kilometers west of Tasikmalaya. Kampung Naga can be reached by public transportation from Bandung, Garut, or Tasikmalaya.
"Every day, an average of 20 foreign tourists visited our village. Sometimes four buses arrived at the Dragon at the same time, "said Tatang Sutisna (45), resident advisor of the Dragon is also a tour guide. In addition to exercise, up and down stairs that slope varies up to 60 degrees it is a "tourist attraction" to watch the original nature Tatar Sunda.
Kampung Naga does not provide special attractions, such as performance art. If anything, it just happened to Naga people and not provided for tourists. As in the middle of this month Friday, in the parking lot and happened to be the orchestra dangdut jaipongan to celebrate mass circumcision. Some visitors were invited to dance for Naga people familiar with Western tourists.
The tourists who visit Kampung Naga in general want to enjoy the traditional life of harmony with the natural authenticity in the hills and river. Traditions can be seen from the Naga traditional house-shaped bamboo-walled house on stilts (seseg).
Roof made of palm fiber as roof tiles are not allowed by the ancestor (ancestors) Naga. All the same size house, which is 5 meters x 8 meters, facing both ways, to the south and north. Roof forms are all two-way, there should be no a three-way (jure). This is one of the Naga people's lives in carrying out the ancestor, which is caused pagirang tampian-excited (not racing). Another philosophy of life that remains now is to be executed citizens and away from the dispute peacefully.
German tourist
So far, most of the group of foreign tourists who come to Kampung Naga is a tourist from Germany. This is related to the interests of Germans traveling to other countries recorded higher than most other European countries. Next year, Indonesia will become the official partner of the international tourism market annual Internationale Tourismus Borse Berlin, Germany.
Back to Kampung Naga, kokolot or caretaker has an important role in everyday life. This kokolot function among other ceremonies. Everyday life, especially in certain months, filled with a traditional ceremony. Eight years the biggest ceremony performed once, fell in Alip, coinciding with the date in Hijri Maulud 13-14. The ceremony is implementing pedaran, which reveal the history of the Naga, who followed all citizens of the Dragon.
Because they still maintain a traditional, socio-economic conditions as if passing is lower than the surrounding villagers. In fact, judging from the other side, Naga residents live independently, creatively, and never ask for it. In addition to farming, for subsistence, they make various handicrafts from bamboo, ranging from hats to bamboo flute.
The goods were sold in the cooperative and there is already exported. "Until now, the Naga people still refuse to use LPG and kerosene should not be used for firewood," said Entin Suhertini (41), Naga People Cooperative employees.
In addition to the rationed kerosene sold 5,000 liters per five months to Kampung Naga, it also runs a cooperative savings and loan. However, savings and loans is not very developed because the Naga people to save rather than borrow more. "From about 90 of our members, who borrowed most 39 people, saving the rest of the cooperative," Entin said.
The location of Kampung Naga is sandwiched between two pieces, the forest, the Forest Biuk otherwise known as the Dragon Leuweung forest area of 1.5 hectares and 2 hectares of Naga Karamat. Both forests were sacred, so not just anyone can enter. Anyone who dared to enter the forest it would be damned and all descendants of the Dragon trust, that violates the rules ancestor, his life would not be safe.
Therefore, both the forest so far remain stable. What is contained in the rule ancestor is actually a noble values of forest conservation in watersheds. Prior to the issue of widespread environmental damage and tear of modern life, which is considered a traditional Naga people had already been carrying out environmental conservation efforts.
For the modern nation, the customs procedure in harmony with nature Naga is the desire of future life.
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