JAKARTA - The Tempe Cultural Fun Run held on Sunday (21/12) became the main event in the Tempe Cultural Festival Goes to UNESCO which was initiated by the Ministry of Culture. This activity is designed as a public movement to encourage the recognition of Tempe Culture as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of the World by UNESCO.
The festival took place in the courtyard of the Ministry of Culture Office, Jakarta, and became part of a public activation strategy so that the Tempe Culture issue does not stop at the policy level, but lives in the community. Fun Run was chosen as a popular medium to reach a wide audience, while conveying a message about healthy and sustainable local food.
Minister of Culture Fadli Zon emphasized that tempe is not just a daily meal, but a traditional knowledge that has philosophical, social, and ecological values. According to him, Tempe Culture is in line with President Prabowo Subianto's vision of food sovereignty based on local traditions.
Fadli also emphasized the economic dimension of the Tempe Culture. Currently, there are around 170 thousand tempe making communities and more than 1.5 million artisans in various regions. This fact shows that the Tempe Culture is a real source of livelihood for millions of families, not just a cultural symbol.
The Tempe Cultural Festival carries the theme "No One Knows All Tempe" and is held in conjunction with a day of motor vehicle-free vehicles. In addition to the Fun Run, the activities are filled with food education, creative economy, cultural arts, and sports, which place tempe as part of today's urban lifestyle.
According to Fadli, this series of activities confirms that local food is a cultural expression that is included in the object of cultural promotion. Therefore, the effort to propose Tempe Culture to UNESCO must involve collaboration between the government, community, academics, business actors, and the community.
This festival was attended by the leadership of the Ministry of Culture as well as representatives of a number of embassies of friendly countries. Their presence reinforces the message that Indonesia is serious about bringing the Tempe Culture from the domestic space to global recognition.
Closing the event, Fadli stated that the Tempe Cultural Festival was a strategic step in cultural diplomacy. "This is a concrete way to raise local food as an Indonesian cultural identity in the eyes of the world," he said.
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