Attending The Commemoration Ceremony Of The Seconds Of The Proclamation, Vice President Ma'ruf Wears Sundanese Traditional Dress

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and his wife, Wury Ma'ruf Amin (Photo: Presidential Secretariat Youtube/Wardhany Tsa Tsia)

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin accompanied by his wife, Wury Ma'ruf Amin was present at the Commemoration Ceremony of the Seconds of the Proclamation of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia at the Merdeka Palace, Tuesday, August 17.

From the observation via the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Ma'ruf and his wife were wearing Sundanese traditional clothes from Sukabumi, West Java. Seen, the former Rais Aam PBNU wore a closed suit or beskap and blue trousers combined with a batik side cloth tied at the waist.

In addition, Ma'ruf also wears a headgear in the form of a bendo and black shoes. In addition, he also wears accessories in the form of a chain watch that is clipped to the upper left coat pocket accompanying the presidential emblem.

Meanwhile, Wury Ma'ruf Amin wore a plain blue embroidered kebaya with white jarik cloth underneath with a typical Sundanese batik motif, commonly called a sarong kebat or sinjang bundle. As a complement, she also wears a kebaya-colored veil and sandals or sandals or kelom geulis footwear.

Arriving at the Merdeka Palace, Ma'ruf said that today's commemoration of independence is an effort to honor the results of the struggle of the nation's founders. Thus, this fighting spirit must be grown together with the spirit of unity and love for the country.

"And now that we are facing this pandemic, we must be strong in facing this disaster but we must be optimistic that we have the spirit to rise and grow in accordance with our aspirations to continue to pursue an Advanced Indonesia," said Ma'ruf as broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Tuesday. , August 17th.

The ceremony at the Merdeka Palace was attended by a number of state officials and one of them was the Chairperson of the Indonesian Parliament, Puan Maharani, who would later be tasked with reading the text of the proclamation.