Celebrating The Customary Reviving Day, Jayapura District Held Cultural Festival

Jayapura, October 25 – 2015. As a part of district commitment to reviving the customary governance, protecting it cultures and tradition and conserving the language the 2^nd anniversary was Held in Tablanusu village of Depapre sub-district of Jayapura. Taking a names of “Festifal Bahari Tanah Merah” more than 20 dancers which some of them came from the neighbor country Papua New Guinea coloring and accomplishing the event. Men-woman, child and adults are in harmony performing a good combination of singing and dancing following the nice tradition music and song been performing.

On his opening speech Mathius Awoitauw – the head of Jayapura District said that “this is the commitment of the Government and all Jayapura people to shows that the cultures, tradition and all indigenous values are still alive in Jayapura. And they should become core part in achieving the development targets that the government has putted”. He then added that “This will be an annual event that the Government will conducts”. Attended the festival some keys representative from Provincial government such as the secretary of Papua Provinces and the head Planning Agency.

Besides the crowded and louds of music and dancing of different customary community performance, the Tablanusu village with it small rocks sand provides another interesting scene that people enjoyed. Most of the visitor were recommended to walk with barefoot to fells the natural therapy by the rocky sand. There is one of interesting fact that I learned was the local people said they can recognize a new coming people by the ways how the walks and sounds from the rocks because of foot. It is as what I saw that most people are walked without shoes or sandal. The beaches is also beautiful and clears, several corals spots in just short distance from the beach has also attack people to come and enjoy this beach.

  

On the other parts the 9 customary groups parliament in Jayapura were also shows the information about their groups structure, areas and products for sell. The boots of government institutions and local communities were also presenting more riches information about Jayapura, cultures and development products and some are also selling foods and goods form the visitors. At this event Bupati (head of the District) were also officially announced the establishment of 4 Customary Village (KAMPUNG ADAT) as the implementation of Jayapura District Regulation No 8 of 2013 About Village. Customary village means the customary governance and Indigenous Leader systems are the main poles in the village official development.