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Be proud of
PENCAK SiLAT
Live the Value I
ndonesia should be proud after
the Representative List of the Intangible
moves and style that are
some of its natural and cultural
Cultural Heritage of Humanity. These
passed down from generation
property was recognized as a
two important moments have become
to generation. West Sumatra
world heritage by UNESCO, including
a source of pride for the people of
with its Minangkabau ethnicity has a
the Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage
West Sumatra in particular, because
historical record as a source of inspiration
of Sawahlunto (OCMHS) which was
the cultural heritages are located and
for the Indonesian people. Minangkabau
inscribed on World Heritage List
originate from West Sumatra.
Silat or silek has also become an
(Culture Category) on June 6, 2019 in Azervaijan. Six months later, in Bogota, Colombia, on December 12, 2019, UNESCO inscribed one of element of Indonesia intangible cultural Heritage, namely Traditions of Pencak Silat on
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This West Sumatra’s pride is reasonable. As we know, pencak silat is a tradition of Indonesian that originated from West Sumatra and West Java, then it has grown to spread all across Indonesia with each region having its own characteristic of
Indonesian Intangible Cultural Heritage List (ICH List) and is registered in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology with registration number 201400096. After growing nationally, pencak silat as a form of martial art has
