Seribu Islands Cultural Tradition Celebration will Become an Annual Agenda
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
I hope that celebrations like this can continue every year
The Seribu Islands Cultural Tradition Celebration activity organized by the Seribu Islands Culture Sub-agency at the Regency Plaza, Pramuka Island, Panggang Island, North Seribu Islands from November 26-27, 2022 went lively yesterday.
Seribu Islands Regent Junaedi appreciated the activities held as a series of celebrations for the Seribu Islands' 21st anniversary. He will also make it an annual agenda.
Be There! Seribu Islands Cultural Tradition Celebration Next Week"I thank you. I hope that celebrations like this can continue every year considering it is able to display our local wisdom culture," he expressed, Monday (11/28).
Since it was officially established as a regency 21 years ago, he explained, the Seribu Islands development was not lagging behind other areas on the mainland of Jakarta. Nevertheless, his party hoped there would be a strengthening of the tourism sector, thus it could become an industry capable of supporting the Seribu Islands' economy.
Seribu Islands Culture Sub-agency Head, Tony Bako explained that this activity is an actualization of Law Number 5/2017 on Cultural Progress.
"It aims to reconstruct cultural arts traditions that people rarely do, as well as to protect and maintain cultural heritage with the philosophical values of life embodied in the form of local cultural arts traditions," he explained.
He added that the activity itself included the Seribu Islands Special Culinary Competition, Decorative Boat Competition, Pulang Babang Tradition Performance, Seribu Island Children's Creation Dance Performance, Wedding and Circumcision Bride Processions, and folk music entertainment.
"It also empowers the Seribu Islands' cultural arts artists and can become a tourist attraction," he stated.
