 Anthropologist Ruth Benedict mentions that culture is a "pattern of thinking and doing that runs through

activities of people and distinguished them from all other peoples"

According to Kuntjaraningrat, culture is "The whole system of ideas, actions and results of human work in
the framework of the life of the people that are used as human property by learning."
  so "Culture as" every development of human beings that results in improvement, enlightenment, and
discipline obtained through mental and moral training, civilization and an increase in matters of manners
and high taste. "Henry van Til
 Culture is known for its results or elements. Cultural elements continue to grow along with the
development of life and life. Humans develop culture; culture develops because of humans. Humans are
called cultured beings, if they are able to live in or according to their culture. Some cultured beings, not
only mean to defend the cultural values of the past or the heritage of their ancestors; but includes
developing (results) culture. In addition to the great framework of culture, humans in their communities,
in their interactions, have norms, values, and habits passed down through generations called traditions.
Traditions are usually maintained as they are; but sometimes it undergoes a slight modification due to
outside influences into the community that carries out the tradition. For example the influence of
religions into certain cultural communities (and traditions); many cultural elements (eg poetry, language,
singing, dancing, painting and carving) are filled with religious formulas so as to produce a syncretic blend
between religion and culture. Culture and culture, according to their understanding, never change; who
experience change and development are the results or elements of culture. However, there is a tendency
in society to understand that results and cultural elements can have an impact on cultural change. The
difference between religion and culture produces a relationship between faith-religion and culture. Thus
giving rise to relations (not a mutually complementary and constructive relationship) between religion
and culture
 relation between culture and religion
Actually there is no single culture entirely based on religion. For some cultures also continue to be
challenged by science, secular morality, and critical thinking. Although it cannot be equated, religion and
culture can influence each other. Religion influences belief systems and life practices. On the contrary,
culture can also influence religion, especially in terms of how religion is interpreted / how its rituals
should be practiced. There is no religion that is free of culture and what is called the God, in Indonesian
society it affects each other deeply between religion and culture. The practice of inculturation in religious
ceremonies is almost common in all religions

 Christmas celebration is a culture for Christians and Catholics

commemorating the birthday of the "Prince of Peace" Jesus Christ.
 Ngaben is a cremation or burning ceremony in Bali, Indonesia for Hindus
 sekaten is a series of annual activities to commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
held by the Surakarta and Yogyakarta palaces.
 Vesak is a celebration held to commemorate the birth of Buddha. This holiday is celebrated with
various traditions that are unique in several countries in the world, one of which is Indonesia,
which is usually centered on Borobudur Temple, Central Java.
Antropolog Ruth Benedict menyebutkan dari semua orang lain "Seluruh sistem ide, tindakan dan hasil kerja
manusia dalam kerangka kehidupan manusia yang digunakan sebagai harta manusia dengan belajar." Jadi "Budaya
sebagai" setiap perkembangan manusia makhluk yang menghasilkan peningkatan, pencerahan, dan disiplin
diperoleh melalui pelatihan mental dan moral, peradaban dan peningkatan dalam hal perilaku dan selera tinggi.
"Henry van Til

• Budaya dikenal dengan hasil atau elemennya. Unsur budaya terus tumbuh seiring dengan perkembangan
kehidupan dan kehidupan. Manusia mengembangkan budaya; budaya berkembang karena manusia. Manusia
disebut makhluk berbudaya, jika mereka dapat hidup di atau sesuai dengan budaya mereka. Beberapa makhluk
berbudaya, tidak hanya bermaksud membela nilai-nilai budaya masa lalu atau warisan leluhur mereka; tetapi
termasuk mengembangkan (hasil) budaya. Kerangka besar budaya, manusia dalam komunitas mereka, dalam
interaksinya, memiliki norma, nilai, dan kebiasaan yang diturunkan dari generasi ke generasi yang disebut tradisi.
Tradisi biasanya dipertahankan sebagaimana adanya; tetapi kadang-kadang mengalami sedikit modifikasi karena
pengaruh luar ke dalam komunitas yang melakukan tradisi. Misalnya pengaruh agama ke komunitas budaya
tertentu (dan tradisi); banyak elemen budaya (misalnya puisi, bahasa, menyanyi, menari, melukis, dan mengukir)
dipenuhi dengan formulasi agama untuk menghasilkan perpaduan sinkretis antara agama dan budaya. Budaya dan
budaya, menurut pemahaman mereka, tidak pernah berubah; yang mengalami perubahan dan perkembangan
adalah hasil atau elemen budaya. Namun, ada kecenderungan di masyarakat untuk memahami bahwa hasil dan
elemen budaya dapat berdampak pada perubahan budaya. Perbedaan antara agama dan budaya menghasilkan
hubungan antara agama-agama dan budaya. Dengan demikian memunculkan hubungan (tidak saling melengkapi
dan membangun hubungan) antara agama dan budaya

• hubungan antara budaya dan agama

Sebenarnya ada satu budaya yang seluruhnya didasarkan pada agama. Bagi beberapa budaya, ia juga terus
ditantang oleh sains, moralitas sekuler, dan pemikiran kritis. Meskipun tidak bisa disamakan, agama dan budaya
masing-masing dapat memengaruhi. Pengaruh agama, sistem kepercayaan dan praktik kehidupan. Sebaliknya,
budaya juga dapat mempengaruhi agama, terutama dalam hal bagaimana agama ditafsirkan / bagaimana ritualnya
harus dipraktikkan. Ada agama yang bebas dari budaya dan apa yang disebut Tuhan, dalam masyarakat Indonesia
itu sangat mempengaruhi satu sama lain antara agama dan budaya. Praktek upacara keagamaan hampir umum di
semua agama

Role of Culture on Religion in society

Culture appears as an intermediary that is continuously nurtured by its formers and the next generation
inherited by that culture.
Such culture can then also be used to understand religion which appears in a formal form that is
symptomatic in society. Thus religion becomes entrenched or grounded in the midst of society. Religion
that appears in its form is related to the culture that develops in the community where religion
develops. Through understanding the culture one will be able to practice the teachings of religion.

Humans, for example, find a culture of dressing, getting along, socializing, and so on. In these cultural
products the elements of religion are integrated. In clothing, headscarves, kebaya or other clothing can
be found in religious experience. On the contrary, without any cultural element, religion will be difficult
to see clearly.