Bazaar at Istiqlal Festival

Bazaar at Istiqlal Festival

JAKARTA (JP): The second Istiqlal Festival on Islamic culture,
to be held from Sept. 23 to Nov. 23, will feature a handicraft
and food bazaar.

The food bazaar will feature various kinds of traditional
edibles from all 27 provinces across the country. "Food from some
Moslem countries will also be on display at the bazaar," Eti
Mar'ie Mohammad, the chairperson of the bazaar organizing
committee, told reporters on Thursday.

As one of the festival's highlights, the food bazaar is being
held primarily to market halal (permitted by Islamic religion)
food and beverages and other specific Islamic articles such as
headdresses, items used for praying, and books on Islam, said
Mrs. Eti, who is also wife of Finance Minister Mar'ie Mohammad.

The organizers are currently setting up stands for
participants of the bazaar in the Istiqlal Mosque compound.

To help visitors find the stands they want to visit, the
festival arena will be divided into sections for foreign
participants, regional participants, published and printed
articles, handicrafts, specific Moslem items and food and
beverages.

The bazaar will also feature demonstrations of cooking and
handicraft making.(29)