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Purworejo promotes tourism with Bogowonto Festival 2017
The parade was held in Jogoboyo village in Purwodadi district and attended by Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo.
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A dish of geblek, traditional food from Purworejo, Central Java. (Shutterstock/File)
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ogowonto Festival 2017 in Purworejo showcased Gethek Emas Parade and Gunungan Clorot, also known as Grebeg Clorot, for the event’s finale on Oct. 1.
The parade was held in Jogoboyo village in Purwodadi district and attended by Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo.
“Bogowonto River needs to be preserved and its tourism potential should be utilized. What can Indonesia rely on other than tourism? Oil will run out, so will gas and our forests have turned barren. I’m happy to see tourism in Central Java can become the leading sector,” said Ganjar.
Ganjar also praised the Tourism Ministry that always provides support for every tourism activities in Indonesia.
“I’ve been visiting village-owned enterprise [BUMD] areas in Central Java for a few days; the most interesting enterprise is tourism. Tourism also has a brainchild called creative economy; this is the one that will elevate other villages,” he added.
Additionally, Ganjar suggested for Bogowonto Festival to increase its promotion in order to attract tourists to come to Purworejo.
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Bogowonto Festival 2017 was initiated by Bogowonto Keepers Community Association (Jago) and supported by the ministry.
The festival featured culinary booths by 12 tourist villages in Purworejo.
“They offered Purworejo’s traditional dishes such as sate kroco, geblek, yode and tempe benguk, as well as a beverage named legen made from a part of Asian palmyra palm tree,” said the ministry's archipelago tourism marketing development deputy Esthy Reko Astuti.
The three-day culinary festival also hosted booth decoration competition, traditional cooking demo and competition.
Tourism Minister Arief said the Bogowonto Festival 2017 would help increase the locals' appreciation towards arts and culture.
“Kulon Progo Airport will be ready in a few years as well as train access from the airport to Borobudur Temple. The location is very close to Purworejo hence the regency should prepare itself to attract tourists,” said Arief. (kes)
