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The Harmony in Saman Will Never Die

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ZULKARNAINI
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Over 12,000 dancers take part in a colossal Saman dance in Seribu Bukit Stadium, Blangkejeren, Gayo Lues regency, Aceh, on Aug. 13. The Saman dance is a well-preserved cultural heritage of the Gayo people. In 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed Saman on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

For the people in Gayo Lues regency, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, the Saman dance is more than just art. It is a cultural identity. Their love for the Saman dance, a local ancestral legacy, remains deep until today. In their hands, the harmony in Saman will never die.

This was evident at the Seribu Bukit Stadium in Blangkejeren city, Gayo Lues, on Sunday Aug. 13. A colossal Saman dance involving 12,262 dancers under the theme of “Saman Pengawal Leuser” (Saman, the Guardian of Leuser) attracted tens of thousands of locals to the stadium. The place turned into an ocean of people.

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