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Improving our homeland of Soya
Village
(Source : Tempayang Soya. Photo By Fredi Meyer )
Maluku Province is one
of the thirty four provinces in Indonesia. It is in the eastern of Indonesia.
Most of the areas are surrounded by the sea. The Maluku province consists of
nine regencies and two cities. The nine regencies are central Maluku with
Masohi its capital, Southeast Maluku with Langgur its Capital, Western
Southeast Maluku with Saumlaki its Capital, Buru with Namlea its Capital, West
Seram with Piru its Capital, East Seram with Bula its Capital, Southwest Maluku
with Tiakur its Capital, and the two-city Ambon and Tual. The Ambon city is the
Capital of Maluku, where in Ambon we can find interesting place. One of them is
Soya village.
Soya village is located
on the top of Sirimau mountain. There is
the oldest pot in this village. People
call the oldest pot there is “Tampayan
Soya” because they usually put some
water on it. People believe that it has power to heal diseases and help them
getting the mates. In very hot season, there is plenty of water on it. Most
people who lived in Soya work as a farmer, most of the time they take the
water. People cannot take the water from it without permission from the head of
the village. They cannot find ways back home. Every year, the villagers always celebrate “Cuci Negeri” tradition on the second
week of December. Cuci Negeri is the
culture of Soya Village, the aim of it is to clean, protect and avoid the
village from the evil spirit.
(Source : The seat of the king :. Photo by Fredi Meyer)
Beside that, the unique of the village is “Baileo”. It is used as the meeting for the
king and representative of family. The seats are made of the stone. This place is
also used to inaugurate the king.
Another interesting place is the monument of Fransiscus
Xaverius. He was one of the missionaries who visited the village in 1546. He carried
out the gospel. To commemorate him, the Moluccas government built his statue in
this village. We can see this statue in the right corner of the street.
To visit the monument
and come in Soya village, you can go by minibus at a rate of three thousand
rupiahs from Mardika station. It is a ten minutes drive. From there, we can see
the beautiful panorama of Ambon town. The visitors who want to come there like
the woman. They must not have menstruation condition because it is a
prohibition in Tempayang area. It can make stopping in it. That’s why, the
writer would like to invite many people over the world to come in Ambon city.
Especially, they will come and visit in Soya village because there are some
interesting places, historical, and beautiful sceneries. For that, the government must promote and keep
the natural environment so that the next generations will be able to know about
it. Let us care our cultural because it is very important for us. Love own
cultural means that love our land. Where we were born, we grow up as the
children in Ambon City.
