ANNIVERSARY CARNIVAL:

Mon, 25 Jun 2001, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JP/R. Berto Wedhatama

CITY ANNIVERSARY CARNIVAL: A float adorned by faces of Kurawa, a
character from the Mahabarata epic (photo above), plies Jakarta's
main thoroughfare, Jl. MH Thamrin. Thousands of Jakartans flooded
the city center on Sunday morning and observed the carnival
procession to mark Jakarta's 474th anniversary. Many arrived
early at around 8 a.m. in order to be able to watch the long
parade, as well as numerous performances by local Betawi people
such as Tanjidor and Chinese Liong (Dragon Dance). The carnival
started in front of City Hall, with Governor Sutiyoso and several
top officials overseeing the beginning of the colorful parade.
The Betawi Ornament dance and the release of hundreds of balloons
and pigeons marked the start of the parade. The main attraction
of Sunday's parade was founding president Sukarno's private car
and official car that still bear the registration plate RI 1.

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