Will Attend The Kebaya Parades In Solo This Week, Iriana Jokowi Will Bring The Wife Of All Governors In Indonesia

Press conference for the kebaya parade in Solo, Wednesday (28/9/2022). ANTARA

JAKARTA - First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo is scheduled to attend a kebaya parade in Solo this week to coincide with National Batik Day which falls on October 2, 2022. Head of the Ratna Association, Clothing Surakarta Danarsih Santosa Doellah, said the activity was an initiative of Mrs. Iriana. "Menda Ana (Iriana) mengingatkan bahwa kebaya asalnya dari Solo, ini juga seiring dengan gerakan Kebaya Goes To UNESCO. Oleh karena itu, beliau meminta saya untuk membuat gerak ini, ia kata bakal datang," katanya di Solo, Antara, Rabu, 28 September. He said Iriana promised not to come alone but would bring the wives of all governors in Indonesia and the OASE consisting of the wives of the ministers of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet. "Looking at his enthusiasm, I am firmly on the 2nd to walk with the First Lady in collaboration," he said. On the same occasion, the Chief Executive of the Febri Dipokusumo event said that currently the fraudulent movement is booming in Indonesia. According to him, there is a special purpose why this fraudulent activity is echoed by many communities, one of which supports the proposed kebaya as a world cultural heritage UNESCO. He said the kebaya parade would involve as many as 2,500 participants. Later, the participants will walk wearing kebaya clothes from the Surakarta Mayor's Office House, Loji Gandrung, to the Dalem Wuryoningratan which is about 750 meters away. According to him, in the future there will be as many as 35 independent women who welcome guests at Loji Gandrung. These independent women consist of herbal medicine carrying, lenjongan, pecel gendar, keleman, kenang, cabuk rampbak, pensinden jajan, and workers carrying them. "We chose them because they still use kebaya and batik cloth as daily clothing while working. They display the image of Indonesian women by doing charity," he said. Meanwhile, Head of Bank Indonesia (BI) Surakarta Representative Nugroho Joko Prastowo said BI fully supports the implementation of these activities. "There are two main reasons, first as a form of support from BI to preserve ancestral culture related to culture and efforts to bring kebaya go to international. The goal is that the kebaya can be recognized as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO," he said. In addition, later on the event there will also be an MSME exhibition. According to him, this is important to support the acceleration of recovery and strengthening economic growth, especially in Solo Raya.