Eleven Countries to Enliven the Erau Festival
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Rabu, 23 April 2014 05:20 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Representatives from at least 11 countries will participate to enliven the Erau cultural festival that will be held on June 12 to 22, 2014 in Kutai Kartanegara District, Eastern Kalimantan.
Head of Cultural and Kutai Kertanegara Toursim office, Sri Wahyuni, in Tenggarong, Monday, said that countries that send art teams to the Erau cultural festival are; Netherland, Italy, Hungary, Latvia, Russia, Croatia, Philippine, South Korea, Colombia, Egypt and Bangladesh.
According to him, as much as 259 art team members from the country members of the International Council of Organization of Folklore Festivals and Folk Art (CIOFF) will come to Tenggarong one day before the opening of Erau.
In 2013, Erau was enliven by art attractions from eight country members of CIOFF for the first time, they are; France, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Egypt, Greece, Belgia and Checz Republic.
Sri said that the appearance of art teams from foreign countries in the Erau cultural party could be used to spread Tenggarong culture and Kutai Kartanegara Ing Martadipura Empire.
The Erau cultural party in Tenggarong is a tradition of Kutai Kartanegara kingdom that has exist since the 13th century.
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