PPIE proudly present our annual events : Indonesian Day “Exploring the Exotic Java”
is a cultural event presented by Indonesian Student Association in Enschede. The theme is about the culture and the art of Java island and its surrounding.
Where and when the event will be held:
Bastille atrium, Twente University
Drienerlolaan 5 Enschede
December 4th, 2010
1 PM-5 PM
It’s free, no need to pay for the entrance. Anyway, there will be various charge for the traditional cuisine.
What will you see in the event?
A lot of performances and workshops are prepared to entertain your curiosity to the exoticness of Java. The following lines describe the event briefly.
- Music & Dances
Indonesian music and traditional dances.
- Traditional dresses fashion show
Some of traditional dresses will present and the audiences can try it! You also can take a pictures with the traditional dress in the photo booth stand.
- Photo booth
You can take a picture with Indonesian culture’s background. We will give you a link to download the photos.
- Workshop : Hanacaraka (Javanese Script)
This is the traditional way of writing system in Javanese people and thereabouts, natively known as hanacaraka or Carakan. The alphabet itself forms a four lines poem as follows:
Ha na ca ra ka There (were) two messengers
Da ta sa wa la (They) had animosity (among each other)
Pa dha ja ya nya (They were) equally powerful (in fight)
Ma ga ba tha nga Here are the corpses (They were dead)
Come to the event and you can have your name written in Hanacaraka !!!
- Workshop : Ketupat Weaving
Another way to eat rice, by packing in the rice into a woven palm leaf and then boiled. As the rice cooks, the grains expand to fill the pouch and the rice become compressed. This method of cooking gives the ketupat its characteristic form and texture of a rice dumpling. Ketupat is usually eaten with rendang, sate, or gado-gado.
You will learn how to weave Ketupat and participate in a game called “Weaving the most beautiful Ketupat”.
- Angklung (Sundanese musical instrument)
Angklung is a unique instrument made out of bamboo. It has been used and played by the Sundanese since the ancient times. Typically, we play Angklung with both hands, the base of the frame is held with one hand while the other hand shakes the instrument rapidly from side to side.
A small performance will be demonstrated to show you how Angklung is played.
Book the schedules, and don’t forget to come
Tags: events, Indonesian Day, Java, PPIE, ut
