EVERYTHING ABOUT WEST JAVA: RECOGNIZING THE DYNAMICS OF WEST JAVA CULTURAL HERITAGE

Abstract

West Java today is rich in culture. The ethnic diversity of its inhabitants, both native (Sundanese ethnic) and ethnic immigrants (Javanese, Padang, Batak, etc.) also shows the cultural diversity of cultural heritage and cultural heritage brought from their respective regions of origin. As known together, West Java is actually a geopolitical area, not a cultural area. Meanwhile, the cultural zone is understood as an area inhabited by certain ethnicities, having a certain mother tongue, certain customs, and certain belief systems, as well as certain cultural heritage as well. Judging from the cultural area of West Java, it can be divided into five areas, namely: Central Priangan, West Priangan, Pakidulan, Kaleran, and Cirebon. This has a great opportunity to be occupied, played, and functioned for the changes and progress of West Java in future.