Jogja BMX Biker in Action
July 4th, 2010 |
Let’s watch BMX freestyle demonstration that was done by Jogja BMX Biker in the sidewalk. This location is the 0 km, center of the Yogyakarta Town. (July 2, 2010 night).
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Yogyakarta Chinese Festival 2010 – Cultural Parade
February 28th, 2010 |
Longest dragon-shaped lantern appeared in the closing The fifth of Yogyakarta Chinese Festival 2010 or Pekan Budaya Tionghoa Yogyakarta (PBTY) that was held across the Jalan Malioboro to Ahmad Yani, Saturday night Feb 27, 2010; 06.35 pm.
The dragon lantern is made of cloth with a total weight of 2.6 tons, 1,300 lights and 40 batteries, which carried about 300 people, this is the longest dragon lantern in Asia, and has received recognition from the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI).
Night Fair – Sekaten
February 23rd, 2010 |
The word sekaten itself is derived from syahadatain or shahada, the first requirement for converting into Islamic faith. Traditionally it is played once per year, on the occasion of Mawlid, Muhammad’s birthday, for the week from the 6-12 of the month of Mulud (the third month of the Javanese calendar, corresponding to the Islamic Rabi’ al-awwal).(http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keraton_Ngayogyakarta_Hadiningrat#Sekaten)
