Most of the population adheres to Islam in Aceh. Of the 13 native tribes in Aceh Nias only tribe that not all of them embraced Islam.
Other religions embraced by the population in Aceh is the Christian religion professed by the Batak ethnic immigrants and some residents are mostly Chinese Hakka tribes. While others still adhere to the Confucian religion.
In addition the province has a privilege compared to other provinces, because the Islamic Shari'a in the province apply to most citizens who embraced Islam. Our ancestors had to design a building that cares about the condition of the surrounding nature by creating an earthquake-resistant houses. Traditional Acehnese house by local residents called rumoh Aceh. The shape is uniform, ie rectangular lengthwise from east to west. That said, the location of the elongated was chosen to facilitate the determination of the direction of Qibla.
In terms of carvings, rumoh Aceh in every district in Aceh province are not the same. They each have different kinds of carvings. According to Mohammad Isa, villagers Lamsiem, the current number of traditional houses in the village will be decreasing because of the cost required to make rumoh Aceh is far more expensive than building a normal house / modern. The cost of treatment was no less drain bag.
Whereas in the past the majority of residents in residential average live in traditional houses made of wood and thatched it. Even those who were well off, decorate the house with wood carvings and other ornaments. Meanwhile, residents who live hand to mouth, enough to build a wooden house with no carving and ornamentation.
Not surprising, because until the 1980s people were still easy to get wood so that the cost to build affordable rumoh Aceh at that time. But, now cost to build a traditional house has been doubled from the cost of a modern home.
The main components
Although in each district / city is different details, rumoh Aceh in general have the same main components. The main components rumoh Aceh was revealed in the book Cultural Communities in Aceh. The components are:
-Seuramou-keu (front porch), ie a room that serves to receive male guests, and is located in front of the house. This room is also both a bed and dining male guests.
-Seuramou-likoot (back porch), the main function of this room is to receive female guests. Located at the rear of the house. Like the foyer, the foyer can also be both a bed and dining room of women.
- Rumoh-Inong (homestead), the location of this room between the front porch and back porch. His position is higher than the second platform. Main house is divided into two rooms. Both are separated alley or also called vine that connects the front porch and back porch.
- Rumoh-Dapu (kitchen), where the kitchen is usually adjacent or connected to the back porch. The floor is slightly lower than the floor back porch.
- Seulasa (terrace), terrace house situated in the very front. Patio attached to the front porch.
- Kroong-padee (granary), was separated from the main building, but still in the yard. It lies to the rear, side, or even in front of the house.
- Keupaleh (gate), this fact does not include the general characteristics due to the use of gates in general rich people's homes or community leaders. The gate was made of wood and on it dipayungi booth.
- Tamee (pole), the power pole is a major cornerstone of this traditional house. Round-shaped wooden pole with a diameter of 20-35 cm 150-170 cm tall it could amount to 16, 20, 24, or 28 rods. The existence of these poles facilitate the process of moving the house without having to unpack.
In the past, Aceh rumoh roof made of thatch. In case of fire, it's thatched roof can be lowered simply by cutting one of the straps are made of rattan or palm fiber.
First, in front of the stairs to the house, usually terdepat jars. This object serves to store water for washing the feet of each going into the house.
One part is also important to rumoh Aceh is the ladder. Typically, the staircase is located under the house. Everyone should be headed in the door with my head so open and enter.
The number of the steps, always odd. One more typical of the building rumoh Aceh is made without nails.
To associate the log with one another enough to use pegs or straps of rattan or palm fiber. Most of the Acehnese people, sometimes also makes the yard as a place of burial.
In more modern, traditional Acehnese houses now from various districts / cities enshrined its model in the Garden Queen Safiatuddin, Banda Aceh.
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