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Festival Legu Gam, Ternate (early April until April 13) [2] May Festival Teluk Jailolo, West Halmahera; Unduh-unduh, Mojowarno, East Java (early May) Art Jog, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta (early May until June 4) [4] June Festival Danau Sentani, Jayapura, Papua; Festival Malioboro, Yogyakarta (June) [2] Festival Danau Toba, North Sumatra (June–July)
Banyuwangi, previously known as Banjoewangi, is the administrative capital of Banyuwangi Regency at the far eastern end of the island of Java, Indonesia. It had a population of 106,000 at the 2010 census [1] and 117,558 at the 2020 census. [2] The town is also known as city of festival as many festivals are held throughout the year. [3]
The festival attempts to preserve cultural arts by displaying classical art that is almost extinct and unknown to most in Balinese society. The Bali Arts Festival is intended to motivate people to explore, discover and display the artistic contributions of the Balinese community. The PKB offers a variety of unique and different themes each year.
Banyuwangi regency has been declared a taman bumi (earth park), or national geological park in 2018. [ 3 ] It had a population of 1,488,791 according to the 2000 Census; by the 2010 Census it had risen to 1,556,078; [ 4 ] and at the 2020 Census to 1,708,114; [ 5 ] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,780,015 (comprising 888,288 males and ...
Nyepi is a Balinese "Day of Silence" that is commemorated every Isakawarsa (Saka new year) according to the Balinese calendar (in 2024, it falls on March 11).. Nyepi, a public holiday in Indonesia, is a day of silence, fasting and meditation for the Balinese.
The cause of the Osing's conversion is that, during the 18th century, when Banyuwangi was still unscathed by the Dutch colony, but knowing that by launching an attack on Banyuwangi, they will lose out in the battle as the Hindu principal puputan was a fight-to-death, (as occurred previously in the Puputan Bayu War or Blambangan War in 1771 ...
The gods ordered Sidapaksa to take revenge and punish the evil deed of King Sulakrama. Sidapaksa succeeded in defeating and killing King Sulakrama in a battle. It was said that the fragrant water, the perfumed blood of Sri Tanjung, became the origin of the name Banyuwangi or "fragrant water", the capital of the Blambangan kingdom.
A tabuik monument in the center of Pariaman, Indonesia. The festival includes reenactments of the Battle of Karbala and the playing of tassa and dhol drums. Although initially a Twelver festival, nowadays, most Pariaman inhabitans and other Southeastern Asians hold similar festivals, which are even celebrated by non-Muslims.