Bogor holds folktale festival in English

Bogor holds folktale festival in English

BOGOR (JP): The Al-Umm Education, Training and Development
Institution (LP3) in cooperation with state postal company PT Pos
Indonesia and the Directorate General of Arts and Culture is
holding a 10-day national competition on Indonesian folktales in
English at the Bogor Botanical Gardens.

Fifteen participants from four provinces are taking part in
the folktale festival from June 20 to June 30.

"It's especially design to help promote Indonesian folktales
to foreign tourists," organizer Hendri Mefetra said on Wednesday.

"We also hope that Indonesian folktales will become a popular
attraction that could woo tourists to visit Indonesia, and that
the festival will give our folktales the opportunity to go
international," he added.

Participants currently competing are from West Java, Central
Java, East Kalimantan and West Sumatra.

"We invited all Indonesian folktale tellers from all 27
provinces to participate in the festival. The low number of
participants is probably due to the requirement that all
folktales be told in English," Hendri said.

Three winners in the contest will be given free return tickets
to an overseas destination to display his or her caliber abroad.

Hendri gave no further details. (24/bsr)