Giant national flag hoisted in Sumilir valley

Tue, August 13, 2019 / 04:19 pm

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Members of the Indonesian Army (TNI), police and civilian security unit under the Nahdlatul Ulama’s Ansor youth wing, Barisan Ansor Serbaguna (Banser), carry a 30-by-40-meter national flag at Sumilir Valley in Karanganyar, Central Java, on Aug. 1. JP/Maksum Nur Fauzan
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A member of Banser is overcome with emotion while carrying the giant flag. JP/Maksum Nur Fauzan
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The National Flag Hoisting Team carries the national flag. JP/Maksum Nur Fauzan
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Members of Banser carry the giant flag up Sumilir valley in Karanganyar, Central Java, on Aug. 1. JP/Maksum Nur Fauzan
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Students participate in the hoisting of a giant national flag. JP/Maksum Nur Fauzan
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Residents witness the event with enthusiasm. JP/Maksum Nur Fauzan
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A resident is seen on a becak (pedicab) with a red and white cloth wrapped around his head. JP/Maksum Nur Fauzan
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Students of SMP 1 state junior high school in Ngargoyoso carry flags in Sumilir Valley. JP/Maksum Nur Fauzan
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Students of SMP 1 state junior high school from Ngargoyoso perform a dance titled "Treasuring the Country". JP/Maksum Nur Fauzan
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The giant flag is hoisted in Sumilir valley. JP/Maksum Nur Fauzan

Maksum Nur Fauzan

Sumilir valley in Karanganyar, Central Java, witnessed a grand display of nationalism on Aug. 1.

Students, members of Nahdlatul Ulama’s (NU) Barisan Ansor Serbaguna (Banser) youth wing, the Indonesian Military (TNI), the police and Karanganyar administration officials gathered in the valley to celebrate Independence Day by hoisting a giant national flag. Fifty members of Banser were seen carrying the 30-meter-by-40-m flag from Kemuning Terminal to the top of the valley.

During the month of August, the flag will wave high above the valley to express residents’ love for Indonesia. “The red-and-white flag must unite all elements of the public. There will be no room for segregation,” said Karanganyar Regent Juliyatmono.

Dadang, a resident, said he hoped the event would encourage the public to guard the country’s unity.

At the end of the event, a dance titled “Treasuring the Country” was performed by students from SMP 1 state junior high school from Ngargoyoso. [wng]