Maengket is a blend of art as well as dance, music and singing, as well as literary art etched in the lyrics of the songs sung. Some observers even art
see Maengket as a distinctive form of opera ballet combined. Regardless, it is a masterpiece Maengket peak culture created through a long process of refinement for refinement.
Maengket already on the ground from the Minahasa Minahasa people know, especially rice farming in the fields. If the first ancestors of Minahasa,
Maengket only played at harvest time with movements that only simple, it now has grown particularly Maengket dance forms and dance without leaving its authenticity especially poetic / literary song.
Maengket consists of 3 rounds, namely:
- Maowey Kamberu
- Marambak - Lalayaan. Maowey Kamberu is
a dance that was delivered at the thanksgiving to God the Almighty, where agricultural crops, especially rice is doubled / lot. Marambak is a dance with the spirit of mutual support (Mapalus), the people of Minahasa aids help make a new home. Finished houses are built then the party held up a new home or in the local language called "rumambak" or test the strength of the new house and all the villagers are invited to thanksgiving. Lalayaan is a dance performed during the full moon Mahatambulelenen, the young people hold Makaria'an event - look for a life partner.vidio
