Arts festival begins on Sunday

Arts festival begins on Sunday

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The administration here is
holding the Al-Kautsar Festival of traditional arts from Sunday
to Wednesday, Antara reported.

Organizing chairwoman Norma Kaimoeddin said here on Friday
that the festival would, among others things, feature traditional
drums, including the drum from the Wolio Buton mosque, which is
the oldest drum in the province.

She said the drum, mostly used to mark the time for prayer,
was estimated to be 300 years old and showed the growth of Islam
here.

There will also be a calligraphy contest, she said.