Wajo plans lake festival

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Wajo regency will organize a large, colorful festival beside Tempe Lake in August in conjunction with national independence celebrations.

Asri Syamsuddin, head of marketing at the South Sulawesi Cultural and Tourism Agency, said he hoped the Tempe Lake Festival would draw foreign tourists, Antara reported on Tuesday.

The festival will be promoted at Bali Travel Mart (BTM), which opens in Denpasar on Thursday.

Attractions at the festival will include a buffalo sacrifice ceremony, deer hunting and a visit to a fishing village in the middle of the lake, made up of about 100 floating houses.

The festival has become an annual event for the people of Wajo, famed for their traditional houses built with 100 pillars. (04)