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name is three colors lake . This lake has three colors. Strange isn’t it?
It is my own experience when visiting my father's hometown in 2007. My father wanted to go home during the holidays then. So, he took our family for a vacation in his hometown, Flores, NTT. When we were in my father's hometown, we visited a number of tourist attractions there. As some hot water baths, churches, and of course the three colors lake ( kelimutu Lake ). Lake of Three Colors because it has three different colors, namely red, blue, and white. Even so, the colors are always changing over time.
Kelimutu is a combination word of "keli" meaning mountain and the word "mutu" which means to boil. According to local belief, the colors on kelimutu lake has the meaning of each and have a very powerful natural forces. Lake or Tiwu Kelimutu in the top three sections corresponding to the colors that is in the lake. Blue lake or "Nuwa Muri Koo Fai Tiwu" is a gathering place for the souls of young people who have died. The lake is colored red or "Tiwu Ata Polo" is a gathering place for the souls of the dead and as long as he lived always commit a crime / magick. While the lake is white or "Tiwu Mbupu Ata" is a gathering place for the souls of parents who have died.
It is my own experience when visiting my father's hometown in 2007. My father wanted to go home during the holidays then. So, he took our family for a vacation in his hometown, Flores, NTT. When we were in my father's hometown, we visited a number of tourist attractions there. As some hot water baths, churches, and of course the three colors lake ( kelimutu Lake ). Lake of Three Colors because it has three different colors, namely red, blue, and white. Even so, the colors are always changing over time.
Kelimutu is a combination word of "keli" meaning mountain and the word "mutu" which means to boil. According to local belief, the colors on kelimutu lake has the meaning of each and have a very powerful natural forces. Lake or Tiwu Kelimutu in the top three sections corresponding to the colors that is in the lake. Blue lake or "Nuwa Muri Koo Fai Tiwu" is a gathering place for the souls of young people who have died. The lake is colored red or "Tiwu Ata Polo" is a gathering place for the souls of the dead and as long as he lived always commit a crime / magick. While the lake is white or "Tiwu Mbupu Ata" is a gathering place for the souls of parents who have died.
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