Jakarta - About 300,000 people are expected to be at the town square in Yogyakarta Tuesday afternoon (28/10) to see the Pisowanan Agung, a parade of 45 kings from throughout Indonesia.
”They come from Yogyakarta as well as other cities in Indonesia,” said the parade‘s coordinator Himawan Pambudi.
The parade will be started at 2pm on the north side of town square where most people gather and there be a performance of a Topeng Ireng dance.
This will be followed by a presentation from kingdom representatives including from East Nusa Tenggara, South East Sulawesi, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, Lampung, and Papua.
They will be accompanied by traditional soldier and 440 people riding ancient-kind of bicycle (onthel bicycle). Bernada Rurit
Source: http://www.tempointeractive.com (October 29, 2008)
