Culture of Indonesia influences ranging from neighbouring Asian countries; such as India, China, and Middle East to European western styles through colonisation. Each ethnic group has their own distinct dances; makes total dances in Indonesia are more than 3000 Indonesian original dances. However, the dances of Indonesia can be divided into three eras; the Prehistoric Era, the Hindu/Buddhist Era and the Era of Islam, and into two genres; court dance and folk dance. There is a continuum in the traditional dances depicting episodes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata from India, ranging through Thailand, all the way to Bali. There is a marked difference,
Bishops' Conference of Indonesia Samarinda Ecclesiastical Province of Makassar Ecclesiastical Province of Ende Ecclesiastical Province of Kupang Ecclesiastical Province of Merauke Bishops' Conference of Indonesia The Bishops' Conference of Indonesia (BCI; Indonesian: KWI/Konferensi Waligereja Indonesia) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic bishops of Indonesia. It was constituted in November 1955, in Surabaya with the name MAWI. KWI is a part of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences. Every bishop, since his ordination, in itself a part of the ranks of the world's Bishops ( Collegium Episcopale ) and together with the bishops all over the world, under the leadership of the Pope, was