Using Dayak Clothing, Ganjar Joins The 2023 Nitilaku Cultural Order In Yogyakarta

Presidential candidate number 3 Ganjar Pranowo follows the cultural carnival Nitilaku 2023 at UGM, Yogyakarta, Sunday (17/12/2023). (ANTARA-HO/Team Media Ganjar Pranowo)

YOGYAKARTA - Candidate for president (candidate) number 3 Ganjar Pranowo follows the procession of the 2023 Nitilaku cultural carnival at the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) Yogyakarta, Sunday 17 December. Ganjar wears the typical clothing of the Dayak tribe, Kalimantan, when he follows the cultural carnival. The reason is that the capital city of Nusantara (IKN) is currently being built, East Kalimantan. Ganjar's presence became the center of attention of the kirab participants and residents of Yogyakarta. They also captured the moment by taking selfies using their cellphone cameras. The activity entitled "Knduri Kebangsaan" was conceptualized to wear traditional Nusantara clothing costumes and freedom fighters. All participants followed a two-kilometer walk carnival from Boulevard to UGM Hallung. On the sidelines of the carnival, Ganjar said that the routine activities held every year have a populist spirit, namely the merging of palaces, campuses and villages. "Nitilaku, it is the joining between campuses, palaces and villages. This is the populist spirit of UGM who is always with the community to develop potential, of course, this is the spirit of Indonesia," said Ganjar in a written statement from TPN Ganjar-Mahfud, which was confiscated by Antara.

In addition, the cultural carnival of Nitilaku with the excitement of archipelago clothing is a momentum to remember history. "Always remember history, always remember the message of our teachers, that we have studied here. And we never forget that history so that we always learn to be wise," he added. The alumni of the Faculty of Law UGM explained that traditional Dayak clothing was chosen and worn during this procession. "Yes, this is typical of the Dayak tribe. I have a lot of traditional clothes, and I have to choose one to wear today. And, yesterday I just came from there (Kalimantan)," he said.