This festival is a famous and festive celebration of Summer Solstice in Lunar calendar. In Bahasa, it's called "Festival Peh Tjun" which has the same meaning as the English name. Some people also called it Festival Cisadane.
This festival will takes place in the bank of Cisadane River, Tangerang. It's near the Old Market area. You can reach the area by train, it located about 800meters from the train station.
Full schedule can be seen here:
4-5 June : Dragon Boat Celebration 2542/2011
6 June : Cisadane Festival Cultural Performances
7 June : Traditional and Lenong Betawi Dance Competition
8 June : Liong (Dragon), Barongsai (Lion Dance), Wushu and Traditional Betawi Martial Arts
9 June : Dragon Boat Race & Debus/Wayang Golek
10 June : Marawis & Campursari Music
11 June : Calung Music & Dragon Boat Race
12 June : Kole-Kole Boat Race, Cultural Carnival
There will also be photography competition by KFT, grandprize : IDR 2.5 mio and 10 prizes @IDR 1mio.
NB: There will be around 45 Lion Dance and 15 Liong that plays in the bank of the river. There wil lalso be floating stage for Gambang Kromong Musical Show and from Nan Feng Music Group.
Another unique competition is a contest to make an egg stand still. It can be found at Vihara Nimmala, Tangerang. Viewers can see attractions of up to 1,000 standing egg there.
Another unique competition is a contest to make an egg stand still. It can be found at Vihara Nimmala, Tangerang. Viewers can see attractions of up to 1,000 standing egg there.
Besides the festivals and competitions, you can also find unique food that's available during this festival, Bakcang.
This is one of the most wanted event in Indonesia for food lovers and photography hunter.
Source: dr. Sindhiarta Mulya, http://smulya.multiply.com/photos/album/250/
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