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Showing posts with label Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Festival. Show all posts

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Indo Festival, the best Festival in Indonesia LN

ADELAIDE, KOMPAS.com- Indo Festival, Festival of art, culture and food in Adelaide Sunday (04.01.2012) took not only thousands of citizens of Australia, but have admiration for Vinsensius Jemadu, Deputy Director of the international tourist promotion for America and the Pacific region, Ministry of tourism and creative industries.

"I have seen a Festival to Indonesia to various countries." However, it is the most unforgettable for me "Jemadu said in a speech Indo Festival to open Sunday at Rymill Park in Adelaide."

Participation in the opening ceremony, the Ambassador for Indonesia Australia Primo Alui Joelianto, Multicultural Affairs and Minister of the State of South Australia, Jennifer Rankine. Indo Festival 2012 found to the fifth time and average about 15 thousand visitors to the Festival.

"The interesting is that generally the Festival is as follows the breakdown for the citizens of Indonesia only." But here I see a lot of citizens by Australia and others, who, "Jemadu said, its correspondent partner compass in Adelaide, b. literary Wijaya. "

According to, as well as Jemadu, which is also important, is the role of the State Government of South Australia, which was one of the main sponsors. "Elsewhere, usually the INDONESISCHEN Embassy the participation of Governments, as well as the Adelaide City Council was but here great sponsors." added to Jemadu.

In his speech, Minister Jennifer Rankine, additional funding for Penyelenggarakan Festival this year. "Last year, they offer Fund 4 thousand dollars, this year to 5 thousand dollars." "drive", said the Director of Indo Festival, Tony Hewett.

According to Vinsensius Jemadu the Government of Indonesia will bring in the years ahead, various local governments or companies to promote their products to Indo Festival.

"If we look at, less is the business circles." But the potential is great. I invite to take this opportunity to the various circles in Indonesia. "Jemadu again"said.

Six hours, people who visit Indo fixed to a variety of attractions, information and food are treated.

Indo fixed background is divided into three parts: a setting, a stalls with a name such as Bali, Java stalls stalls, warung Komodo Island, demos, demo play tent for a demo as the cooking Angklung, and dances and KJRI, coordinating body, the Association of the Indonesian language teachers in Adelaide investment contains standby information such as advertising.


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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Yuk Jogja Dragon Festival…

Yuk Jogja Dragon Festival…

YOGYAKARTA - Jogja Dragon Dragon Lion Dance Festival or Festival will be a flagship event in the Chinese culture in 7th Yogyakarta instead of five consecutive days at 2-6 February 2012 on the road to centered 8 Ketandan.

"Dragon Festival takes lion dance for the first time in the week of Chinese culture in Yogyakarta (PBTY), organization could even it the first place in Indonesia," said President PBTY Tri-7, Kirana Muslidatun in Yogyakarta, Monday (30.01.2012).

According to the Kirana activities found because it coincides with the water dragon year and to date there are already more than 12 teams who not only originated from the province of DIY, but also outside the scope of the up signed has to the Festival visit.

In addition to compete for cash prizes worth a total of $27 million, the winner of the Festival of dance Lion trophies King Palace of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat also said Dragon Kingdom of Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono x "We will limit the number of participants so that it pretty long host would require no more than 15 groups" deserve it.

Specifically for Dragon Lion Dance Festival the event will most along Jalan Malioboro Street Ahmad Yani, by it the start of the parking lot Park Abu Bakar Ali and finish in the point zero kilometres.

In addition to the lion dance Dragon appears also the longest dragon, to which belongs the town of Yogyakarta. The dragon has a length of more than 130 meters and will be of 200 soldiers from infantry battalion 403 Yogyakarta hosted. The central theme in organizing the 7th PBTY is "Kebhinekaan Yogyakarta strengthens".

Event-coordinator-7, PBTY you the students, a total Maria Magdalena Thowok says the event is of 2 February the activities of art, dance, band, magic amounted to 58 of the event includes even Ketoprak.

"Every day, it will be, that shows a flagship event." Is the top event on Monday (02.06.2012), is displayed on the main stage Ketoprak. People are not, that pushing along Malioboro Street Ketoprak would like to see were said "he."

While the Mayor of the city of Yogyakarta Haryadi Suyuti says 7. PBTY, which are the cultural activities that can bring the city of Yogyakarta in the tourists. "These activities are not only in the tourists, but there are also the response to the needs of the tourists themselves." Tours in the city of Yogyakarta is not only to see, what to eat, what to buy, but also what to do, "he said."


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