page_title: Betawi people
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Betawi people / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Betawinese traditional Demang dress. It is worn during formal Betawinese occasions such as weddings, formal cultural gathering, folk meetings, etc. Baju Demang is the name in Indonesian for this clothing. It is worn in a pair for male and female. Men is worn a Beskap for the shirt, a Songkok for the headdress, a kain samping for the upper layer of the trousers worn under the beskap, and black trousers for the pants that match the color of the Beskap. The woman is worn a Kebaya and a skirt (kain) with Betawinese batik pattern Bahasa Indonesia: Baju Demang tradisional Betawi. Ini dipakai saat acara formal Betawi seperti pernikahan, pertemuan budaya formal, rapat tokoh budaya, dll. Baju Demang adalah nama untuk pakaian ini. Ini dipakai sepasang pria dan wanita. Pria mengenakan beskap untuk bajunya, songkok/peci untuk hiasan kepala, sebuah kain samping untuk lapisan atas celana panjang, dan celana panjang hitam yang seragam dengan warna beskap. Wanita mengenakan Kebaya dengan bawahan kain motif batik Betawi
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  Betawi people, or Betawis, are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the city of Jakarta and its immediate outskirts, as such often described as the native inhabitants of the city. They are the descendants of the people who inhabited Batavia from the 17th century onwards.
  However, the term "native" itself is questionable, since the Betawi people emerged in the 18th century as an amalgamation of various immigrant ethnic groups into Batavia.
context_section_description: The culture and artform of the Betawi people demonstrate the influences experienced by them throughout their history. Foreign influences are visible, such as Portuguese and Chinese influences on their musics, and Sundanese, Javanese and Chinese influences in their dances. Contrary to popular perception, which believed that Betawi culture is currently marginalized and under pressure from the more dominant neighbouring Javanese and Sundanese culture—Betawi culture is actually thriving, since it is being adopted by immigrants who has settled in Jakarta. The Betawi culture also has become an identity for the city, promoted through municipal government patronage. The Betawi dialect is often spoken in TV shows and drama.
caption: Betawinese traditional dress known as Baju Demang or Ujung Serong
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