DKI Provincial Government Sets 6 Cultural Heritage: Betawi Date To Betawi Pickles

Photo: Public Relations of DKI Jakarta Provincial Government

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Culture Office has approved 5 cultural works to be designated as Indonesian intangible cultural heritage in 2021.

Head of the DKI Culture Service, Iwan Henry Wardhana, said that the cultural works that were determined were starting from Betawi hips, completing the Koran, vegetables with Godog sauce, Gerak Saka martial arts, Betawi pickles, and Betawi machetes.

"Alhamdulillah, this is a tremendous achievement for the DKI Provincial Government, because it has increased from the beginning which only managed to pass 1 cultural work in 2020, namely the Steel Sutera silat, and now there are 6 more cultural works," Iwan told reporters, Thursday, 11. November.

Iwan said that the determination of this cultural work was the result of collaboration and collaboration with the Betawi Cultural Institute, the West Java Cultural Values Preservation Center, as well as support from various parties in assisting the process of collecting data, making videos, and studying the proposed cultural works.

Iwan hopes that the determination of this intangible cultural heritage can preserve these cultural works from extinction and become pride for the citizens of Jakarta, especially the Betawi people.

"This intangible cultural heritage of DKI Jakarta Province can also be used as local content in the school curriculum, so that students who are the next generation of the nation can recognize and preserve intangible cultural heritage in DKI Jakarta Province," explained Iwan.

Public Relations of DKI Jakarta Provincial Government

It is known, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia conveyed the results of the Plenary Session of the Indonesian Intangible Cultural Heritage Expert Team regarding the 2021 Indonesian Intangible Cultural Heritage Proposal on October 26, 2021 virtually.

Then, the reading of the results of the 2021 Indonesian Intangible Cultural Heritage Determination session was carried out on October 29, 2021 by the Indonesian Intangible Cultural Heritage Expert Team.