UNIQUE CULTURE OF EAST JAVA

Abstract

Culture is an element that cannot be separated from the identity of a country or a region. The variety of local wisdom on the island of Java, especially East Java, is even admired by the world. The culture in East Java is diverse, East Java is unique in terms of language, such as the island of Madura which uses Madura regional language as their regional language, while the island itself is also included in the East Java region which uses Javanese as their regional language. Not only that, the culture in East Java province is very unique and contains high rtistic elements, this can be seen in every region that has a culture. One of the unique cultures in East Java is batik, East Javanese batik has its own exoticism. Batik can be said to be an arts and culture product that has social and economic uniqueness in addition to being unique in terms of art and culture. Batik is also recognized by UNESCO as Indonesia's cultural heritage. Batik motifs are different in each region, especially in East Java, however, most regions in Indonesia contribute to developing batik potential and the characteristics of batik motifs from their respective regions. The motifs of scratches, canting, patterns and colors on batik will produce unique motifs and have their own meaning. The majority of motifs are adapted from local wisdom and regional culture.