August 2012
Komodo Dragon is not the only thing that survived through centuries in Flores, Indonesia, but there are cultures that still lives there. Bena Village. One of Megalithic Village that still exists in Indonesia.
The Elder Man says that there was one big man that built and brought the big stones to that Village a long time ago. Even almost 90 percents of Bena Communities are now Catholic, they still running the tradition ceremony. Too bad we missed the ceremonial that just held several days before we came.
There were holding some ceremonial that including some sacrifice of carabao and enjoying eating together that was cooked by the women.
Bena Village Community keep their village as the original, like their houses and their way of living. The Women are helping the family income by making 'Tenun Ikat' and selling 'rempah' like Vanilli and cengkeh.
