Pahappah for Indonesia

A warm greetings from the Sumbanese manifested in offering and giving betel nut for everyone who visits their house in Sumba,is called Pahappah. This practice is the characteristic of the island which is carried out from one generation to the next generation. Pahappah itself consists of betel, areca nut and lime betel. When these three elements are chewed together in our mouth, they will produce red color and special taste. Areca nut, which tastes 'sepat' (a kind of taste when tongue feels drying), betel nut that causes spicy, and lime betel that can cause a burning sensation in our tongue, will fuse to produce a unique taste and benefit to strengthen teeth so that they are not easily broken.

Pahappah is an illustration of the diversity and distinctiveness of areas in Indonesia. This diversity also can be found in any discussion forum or training from Stube-HEMAT attended by students from various regions such as Sumatera, Maluku, Lembata, Atambua, Sumba, Halmahera, Yogyakarta, and other regions. These diversities are like the elements of Pahappah, if they understand their function and task to complement each other, it brings extraordinary strength for the nation.

The follow-up activity of Western and Eastern Values training, attended by students from various denominations of beliefs, cultural background, gender, as well as the background of the study, like the elements of unified Pahappah. The awareness of interacting, exchanging, sharing and understanding each other is a great asset to maintain unity and peace. Likewise Western and Eastern Values are not only something to be debated, but values to find out a meeting point after exploring elements that promote humanity and human rights. (MR).