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Soka Papak

Indonesia

Soka Papak adalah tarian yang berasal dari Kabupaten Sikka, Nusa Tenggara Timur untuk menyambut para tamu (raja dan ratu) pada zaman dahulu.

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Soka Papak adalah tarian yang berasal dari Kabupaten Sikka, Nusa Tenggara Timur untuk menyambut para tamu (raja dan ratu) pada zaman dahulu.

01 · What it is
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02 · Where & name
Indonesia

Placed on record in Indonesia.

03 · How it is doing
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Soka Papak adalah tarian yang berasal dari Kabupaten Sikka, Nusa Tenggara Timur untuk menyambut para tamu (raja dan ratu) pada zaman dahulu.

Where is Soka Papak practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Soka Papak in Indonesia.

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Soka Papak adalah tarian yang berasal dari Kabupaten Sikka, Nusa Tenggara Timur untuk menyambut para tamu (raja dan ratu) pada zaman dahulu. Secara harfiah, Soka Papak terdiri dari kata soka yang berarti tarian dan papak yang berarti menyambut. Jadi Soka Papak adalah tarian penyambutan tamu kehormatan (raja dan ratu) Tarian ini masih terus diwariskan secara turun temurun dari satu generasi ke generasi berikut. Tarian ini biasanya terdiri dari 10 wanita dan 1pria. Tarian ini mengandung makna yang mendalam pada saat seremoni penyambutan tamu. Kesepuluh wanita selalu membawa pisau atau parang sebaga bentuk perlindungan terhadap tamu yang datang berkunjung di daerah Sikka.

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Soka Papak is recorded in open cultural data. The structured record cited below does not describe the practice, and this entry has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1

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