Belitung Regency Has No Cap Go Meh Festival

BELITUNG - The Government of Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands, canceled the Cap Go Meh Festival in the area as the situation is still in the midst of the COVID -19 pandemic.

"Our Cap Go Meh Festival is not our usual routine but currently considering the situation of COVID-19 which continues to increase," said Belitung Deputy Regent Isyak Meirobie in Tanjung Pandan, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, February 15.

Isyak said the Cap Go Meh Festival became a routine agenda every year and entered the program calendar in the district but in the last two years had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He mentioned that the Cap Go Meh Festival was last held in 2020 at the Pelindo Tanjung Pandan yard.

"But now our Cap Go Meh Festival is gone for the safety of the general public from the spread of COVID-19," he said.

Isyak said the Cap Go Meh Festival was actually able to attract the attention and animo of tourists to come in large numbers to the area.

This is evident in several implementations of the Cap Go Meh Festival in the area which is always crowded with people, before the pandemic.

"The Cap Go Meh Festival is unique because it presents and combines cultural acculturation in it so as to provide an impressive experience for tourists," he said.