English: Papuan tribesmen during stone-burning ceremony. This ceremony is held as a moment of celebration. This tradition could be found in the Highlands of the Province of Papua. The grilled stone tradition is one of the important cooking ritual traditions in Papua; residents of a village use it to express gratitude, stay in touch (gather relatives and relatives, welcome happiness (birth, traditional marriage, coronation of tribal chiefs), or to gather warriors for war. The tradition of Burning Stone is generally carried out by inland / mountainous tribes, called Burn Stone because the stone is actually burned until it is burning hot, then piled on top of the food to be cooked. (Text Source: Wikipedia)
Bahasa Indonesia: Tradisi bakar batu merupakan salah satu tradisi penting di Papua yang berupa ritual memasak bersama-sama warga satu kampung yang bertujuan untuk bersyukur, bersilaturahim (mengumpulkan sanak saudara dan kerabat, menyambut kebahagiaan (kelahiran, perkawinan adat, penobatan kepala suku), atau untuk mengumpulkan prajurit untuk berperang. Tradisi Bakar Batu umumnya dilakukan oleh suku pedalaman/pegunungan,
Disebut Bakar Batu karena benar-benar batu dibakar hingga panas membara, kemudian ditumpuk di atas makanan yang akan dimasak. (Sumber Teks : Wikipedia)
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Stone-burning ceremony, one of the important cooking ritual traditions in Papua. the stone is actually burned until it is burning hot, then piled on top of the food to be cooked.