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Parade revives East Nusa Tenggara's Ndora cuisine
Deputy NTT Governor Josef Adrianus Nai Soi said that he got goosebumps upon seeing the harmony of the 1,000 women as they paraded the esu kose, the first ever held in the province.
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The women marched for about 5 kilometers from the regency office in Mbay, the regency capital of Nagekeo, to Berdikari Square where the literacy festival was held. (JP/Markus Makur)
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ne thousand women of the Ndora ethnicity in Nangaroro district, Nagekeo regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), took part in a parade celebrating esu kose, a traditional form of cooking, held as part of the 2019 Nagekeo literacy festival on Monday.
Wearing traditional costumes of black and dark red tones, they carried on their heads esu kose in clay pots.
The women marched for about 5 kilometers from the regency office in Mbay, the regency capital of Nagekeo, to Berdikari Square where the literacy festival was held.
Pagomogo village head Adrianus Aha said that esu kose was a traditional ritual of the Ndora people, held to honor God, ancestors and the universe.
The ritual comprised esu and kose. Esu means cooking red rice in a podo awu (clay pot), while kose means grilling meat on bamboo.
During the ritual, esu and kose are conducted together in mutual cooperation. The meal is also then enjoyed together.
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