Patimuan, Cilacap

patimuan is a district in Cilacap regency, Central Java, Indonesia. This sub-district is situated on the riverbank Citandui and a line of demarcation between the province of Central Java to West Java (Kabupaten Ciamis). Livelihoods in this district are mostly farmers with a sideline taking nira (badeg) of the coconut tree which is the raw material for making brown sugar (palm sugar).
As the region directly adjacent to the province of West Java it is no wonder if in this region live two different tribes of the Javanese and Sundanese, but the difference is not an obstacle to be able to live in a society. Intermingling of these two tribes can be seen one of them with the marriage relationship between the tribe. The main language used in this region is Banyumasan language, but even here-Sundanese able to grow. The average population of the subdistrict Patimuhan able to communicate in bilingual regions of Sundanese and Javanese (Banyumasan).
In the traditional performing arts performances were not uncommon ronggeng art, puppet show which is a type of Sundanese arts event staged in celebration at the home population in this region, even in these districts there are few collection ronggeng group. The entry of Sundanese cultural elements through art as exemplified into Patimuan districts actually did not kill the spirit of the people of this region for expression through Javanese culture. Expression of the soul in Javanese culture (Banyumas) population in this region can be seen through the growth of various variants like ebeg Javanese arts, shadow puppets gagrag Lengger and Banyumas.
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