Hello, welcome to Java Folklore. This podcast is specially dedicated to those of you who like and miss  fairy tales, legends and myths in Indonesia, especially in Java.

Java folklore or in Indonesia is called a dongeng, is a story that comes from Indonesian society which is told by word of mouth since ancient times until today. These stories generally have local wisdom values ​​that are closely related to the occurrence of things such as events, incidents, and so on. This local wisdom is usually reflected in the arts, livelihoods, language, kinship, technology and natural knowledge. Indonesian folklore spreads to almost every region and island in Indonesia such as Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Papua. Some stories sometimes have similarities but still have a distinctive side to local residents. These various folk tales are one of the speech traditions that must be preserved so that they do not become extinct. The diversity of these stories is one proof of various cultures in Indonesia

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Shafira Twinsa Diaz