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Maybe some of us are unaware that in Aceh, especially in the Gayo land, Javanese culture lives and survives just like in its original home, and gets richer after experiencing acculturation with the local culture. Several districts here have become settlements for the Javanese community, such as Aceh Tamiang, Langsa, Aceh Besar, West Aceh, Nagan Raya, Central Aceh, Bener Meriah, and Aceh Singkil. Some of them have settled since the colonial period, who were brought in to work on plantations owned by Europeans. Some came during the early days of Indonesia’s independence, and others joined the transmigration programme under President Soeharto in 1982.
CrossBorder Acculturation in Paya DedepVillage
Crossing Borders in Culture Zullubis
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