Festival
Pesta Danau Toba 2009
Lake Toba Photo by doddy-kuswara Pesta Danau Toba 2009 festival will be held at Lake Toba, Parapat, Simalungun District, North Sumatra, beginning Wednesday October, 7 2009 until Sunday October, 11 2009. This event is expected to boost the tourism of North Sumatra. Furthermore, this festival will show local traditions and culture that are worth to [...]
Traditional Foods in The Sekaten
Visiting Sekaten at Jogjakarta, I’m interested in the traditional Javanese food that are sold. There are so many food stalls at the fair, just like ants encircling a grain of sugar. They are in a row of the street’s edge, try to serve the best food they have. Sound of stoves is familiar to my [...]
Processions behind Sekaten
Sekaten is a religious and cultural event, and a fair to be held at Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta (Yogyakarta) and Kasunanan Surakarta (Sala). This event is held to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad, the foundedr of Islam. As we know Islam is the majority religion in Indonesia. In Yogyakarta, this event is full of spiritual ceremonies [...]
Calung, another Bamboo Music Instrument
Calung is a traditional music instrument from Java precisely from Central Java and West Java. Similar to Angklung, Calung is made from bamboo but they have different form. Calung is a little bit like xylophone. To sound it, simply hit the lath using its stick. Calung is usually played on special occasion like at the [...]
Jogjakarta Bakso and Mie Ayam Festival
[ad#kotak336] Bakso: food consists of noodle and ball shaped meat served with sauce Mie ayam: food consists of noodle and chopped chicken served with sauce A Bakso and Mie Ayam festival will be held on Sunday, March 23, 2008 at Jogjakarta Expo Center, Jogjakarta. About 1000 thousand bakso and mie ayam sellers will participate on [...]
