SAMAN DANCE ACEH

Saman dance is a Gayo dance that is usually performed to celebrate important events in adat. The poetry in the saman dance uses the Gayo language. In addition, this dance is usually performed to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. In some literature it is stated that the Saman dance in Aceh was founded and developed by Syekh Saman, a cleric who came from Gayo in Southeast Aceh. The saman dance was designated by UNESCO as the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the 6th Session of the Inter-Governmental Committee for the Protection of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage in Bali, 24 November 2011.

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