Asia Africa cultural carnival

Fri, May 4, 2018 / 11:23 am

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Dancers from Subang regency, West Java, take part in the Asia Africa carnival in Bandung on Saturday. JP/Arya Dipa
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Performers stand in formation and wait their turn to perform. JP/Arya Dipa
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Exhausted performers from Lamandau regency, Central Kalimantan, take a rest on the sidewalk. JP/Arya Dipa
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Onlookers flock to Jl. Asia Africa to watch the Thai delegation pass during the carnival. JP/Arya Dipa
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Children roller skate in traditional costumes during the carnival. JP/Arya Dipa
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Thousands of visitors line up along Jl. Asia Africa to watch the carnival. JP/Arya Dipa
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Dozens of elementary school students take part in the carnival. JP/Arya Dipa
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A girl wears a contemporary costume during the carnival. Visitors were eager to take selfies with those wearing the most attractive costumes. JP/Arya Dipa
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A contingent from Banjar regency, West Java, perform the Jurig Sarengseng ritual during the carnival. The devilish costumes represent bad deeds that need to be cleansed. JP/Arya Dipa
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Dozens of elementary school students take part in the carnival. JP/Arya Dipa
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A girl wears a contemporary costume during the carnival. Visitors were eager to take selfies with those wearing the most attractive costumes. JP/Arya Dipa
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A contingent from Banjar regency, West Java, perform the Jurig Sarengseng ritual during the carnival. The devilish costumes represent bad deeds that need to be cleansed. JP/Arya Dipa

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Some 2,000 participants from various provinces – including local students, foreign exchange students studying in Bandung and foreign delegates – took part in the 2018 Asia Africa Carnival in Bandung on Saturday, April 28.

The carnival was held as part of the commemoration of the 63rd anniversary of the Asia Africa Conference. To honor the participants dressed in traditional costumes, the organizers also held a competition for best dressed. Many participants tried to look different by combining traditional costumes with contemporary styles.

The Lamandau regency contingent from Central Kalimantan, for example, featured different masks usually were worn by Dayak people to perform the Babukung dance or to cheer up those in mourning.

Other participants from Banjar regency in West Java performed the Jurig Sarengseng, a ritual traditionally performed to cleanse the village of Binangun in Pataruman district from bad deeds. They wore make up and costumes resembling devils to represent bad deeds.

These various performances thrilled locals and overseas tourists alike.[yan]