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        "msgid": "thousands-of-residents-enthusiastic-about-the-padjadjaran-cultural-procession-commemoration-event-1778507574",
        "date": "2026-05-11 20:00:39",
        "title": "Thousands of Residents Enthusiastic About the Padjadjaran Cultural Procession Commemoration Event",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Anthropology",
        "summary": "A cultural procession known as Kirab Budaya Napak Tilas Padjadjaran has drawn enthusiastic crowds in Sumedang, West Java, featuring the parade of the Mahkota Binokasih crown along main roads and generating significant local economic activity. Vendors reported boosted sales, with hotels and restaurants fully booked, highlighting the event's positive impact on micro, small, and medium enterprises (UMKM). Governor Dedi Mulyadi and Regent Dony Ahmad Munir praised the initiative for preserving Sunda heritage while stimulating the regional economy, with plans for even greater potential in future years.",
        "content": "<p>Residents from Gunung Puyuh Permai, Lilis, expressed delight and\nanticipation while waiting for the procession in front of Sumedang Town\nSquare. The Kirab Budaya Napak Tilas Padjadjaran began with the parade\nof the Mahkota Binokasih crown, accompanied by a golden carriage. The\nprocession passed through the main roads of Sumedang Regency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy to see cultural events like this; I brought my child and\nhusband to watch at the town square,\u201d said Lilis in a written statement\non Monday (11\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Asep, from the Asep Sumedang community group, supported the\ncommemoration of the Sunda Tatar. According to him, cultural activities\nmust be continuously preserved and introduced to young people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree if it\u2019s held every year,\u201d said Asep.<\/p>\n<p>An iced tea vendor at Santi Square admitted that three gallons of\niced tea had already been sold during the Kirab Budaya Napak Tilas\nPadjadjaran, whereas on ordinary days only one gallon is sold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlhamdulillah, if there are events like this, sales increase a lot.\nMay events like this happen often so that sales are high,\u201d said\nSanti.<\/p>\n<p>West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi (KDM) stated that every cultural\nactivity will certainly have a positive impact on the local community\u2019s\neconomy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe economic potential is definitely high. Every such activity also\ngives birth to new micro, small, and medium enterprises (UMKM),\u201d said\nKDM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was quite sudden; next year Sumedang will certainly dress up,\nand the potential will be much better,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sumedang Regent Dony Ahmad Munir mentioned that hotel\nrooms are full with guests wanting to take a long holiday while watching\nthe cultural procession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHotels are full, restaurants are full, and I\u2019m sure UMKM in Sumedang\nare happy and developing. Thank you for the initiative of this event in\nSumedang,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>",
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