Why is indonesian independence day important

Some of the younger Balinese marks Independence Day with concerts or philanthropic acts like visiting an orphanage, a senior citizens home or by donating blood. Vilondo is passionate about delivering exceptional service. Let us do the ground work for you and help you plan the perfect holiday. Hit enter to search or ESC to close.

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We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. High School students from throughout the archipelago are chosen for their marching skills and put on a show of intricate steps and turns to hoist the flag.

The military is out with all its brass in high shine, standing smartly at attention in their dress uniforms. While the solemn ceremonies are taking place, neighborhoods gear up for fun and games for the kids.

Krupuk shrimp chips eating contests, bike decorating, games, races and lots of fun fill the day. The women are busy in cooking contests to see who can make the biggest krupuk or the most delicious nasi tumpeng. One of the most popular games is the Panjat Pinang. An Areca palm trunk is erected in a public area and well greased with a mixture of clay and oil. At the top are hung various prizes like bikes and TVs.

Whoever makes it to the top wins the prize. Needless to say there are a lot of slippery, muddy kids and grownups alike climbing over each other and struggling to reach the goal. A good time is had by all, especially the crowd watching the gaiety. In the past, the government held a spectacular Independence Day parade on the Sunday after Independence Day; a spectacular parade of floats and marching bands which began near the National Monument and traveled down Jl.

Thamrin and Jl. The floats were sponsored by government institutions, state companies, private firms and foundations. It is also relevant with a report in tirto. It is drawn in the struggle of the participants to win the competition that is usually called as tujuhbelasan competition. Various typical traditional games, in the Independence Day commemoration, indirectly become the medium to recall the form and the rules of the games. The players indirectly recognize the spirit of struggle and the willingness to struggle in the activities that build the nationalism and independence.

The first main point of the statement is that the spirit of struggle in doing any activity with a good mental condition is required. The second point is that the commemoration of the Independence Day becomes an event to recall the traditional games, their rules, and how they are played. It also becomes an event to preserve the games. That is the reason why this annual event is important to be continuously conducted, as through this activity, the society will know and preserve the traditional games and sports of the country.

On the 74th Indonesia Independence Day, known as Agustusan , in , there were various traditional games that the researchers found and analyzed from Indonesian uploads in social media platforms. Therefore, the Indonesia Independence Day commemoration becomes important to build positive essentials such as joy, interest, even a strong socialization in various games.

Hopefully, the joy and togetherness could nourish the warmth among the people in our country, Merdeka! According to Respondent 3, the important point is that the Indonesia Independence Day commemoration becomes the reference in maintaining the warmth among the society in every game conducted. Various games for competitions included bakiak race, balap karung sack race , futsal sarung playing futsal with sarong , futsal daster playing futsal with female home dress , gebuk bantal pillow fight , balap kelereng marble race , makan kerupuk prawn cracker eating contest , panjat pinang slippery pole climbing , tarik tambang tug of war , voli daster playing volleyball with female home dress , voli sarung playing volleyball with sarong , crossing the water game, moving the flag game, decorated bicycle parade, nail in a bottle, egrang stilts , nyunggi tampah , water collecting game, eel collecting game, coin collecting game, water hitting game, gobak sodor , flour pouring game, sandals matching game, leading balloons with tampah game, and water pouring game.

Bakiak is a kind of sandals made from wood. The Bakiak game requires togetherness and cooperation in the team to win. The game prioritizes togetherness and cooperation from the participant. In this game, the participants should walk together to keep the balance and avoid falling.

The bakiak itself is a long wooden sandal that can be used by four to six participants Aneka and Rahmatika, Balap karung sack race game is one of popular traditional games in Indonesia Independence Day commemoration.

To play the game, the participant should put their lower body into a sack; then, they race to the finish line Munir, Balap Karung games began when Netherlands colonialized Indonesia; this game was often conducted in the institutions and schools built by Netherlands in Indonesia.

When Indonesia gained independence, the Balap Karung game is preserved by Indonesians, until today, especially in the 17 Agustusan moment Widyawati, Futsal sarung game has a similar rule to that of the general futsal game, but in this game, the player should wear a sarong to add more fun to the game. Futsal daster game is also similar to futsal sarung ; the difference is that the player should wear a daster , a home dress that is usually used by women at home.

The game includes two participants where the participants hit each other by using a pillow until one of them falls into the pond. The participant who does not fall is the winner. Balap kelereng marble race game is a game where the participants stand on the start line carrying a spoon filled with a marble on their mouth.

When the command is given, they walk as fast as possible to the finish line while keeping the marble on the spoon from falling to the ground without touching the marble nor the spoon. Makan kerupuk prawn cracker eating contest game is an individual game, followed by some participants as competitors. The participants should eat a prawn cracker that hangs on a string.

The fastest participant who eats up the cracker without using their hands becomes the winner Husna, ; Dewi et al. In panjat pinang slippery pole climbing game, an oiled long straight betel palm tree trunk is plugged in on the ground with prizes on the top of the trunk; the participants should climb the trunk to get the prizes; the climber might fall on the climber below them Damanik, In this game, the players should help each other.

Therefore, one of the members of the team could successfully reach the top of the pole Yulita, ; Damanik, Tarik tambang tug of war game is a traditional game that uses a rope with a certain size as a tool to test the strength by pulling the rope, one group at each side of the rope. As with other traditional games, this game is popular in Indonesia Syukur and Suprayogi, Similar with futsal sarung and futsal daster , voli sarung , and voli daster have similar rules to a general volleyball game.

The difference is that the participants wear a sarong or a daster. Crossing the water game generally needs a good balance because, to play this game, every participant should walk on a bamboo above a pond as a bridge. The participant who can pass the bamboo bridge without falling becomes the winner. In moving the flag game, a participant should have at least one opponent, then decides a start line and puts a bottle in a finish line. The participants get ready in the start line while carrying flags; when the game is started, the participants should run as fast as they could to put the flag on the bottle; the first participant who puts the flag on the bottle is the winner Rasmi, In the decorated bicycle parade contest, the participant should decorate their bicycle as attractive as possible.

In the nail in the bottle game, the participants will wear a string on their waist with a nail at the tip of the string. The participants get ready at the start line. When the command is given, the participants should reach the bottle at the finish line as fast as possible; then, they focus on putting the nail into the bottle without touching the string nor the nail. Egrang stilts game is usually played individually or by some participants in groups.

The players put their feet on footholds with 50 cm of height from the ground; both of their feet are put on both footholds, and they begin to walk on the egrang ; the egrang itself is usually made from bamboo Munir, The Egrang game first became popular in West Java. It is the reason why this traditional game becomes the West Java typical traditional game Sundanese area. The Egrang game gains a high interest in other regions in Java because it is fun and interesting Supriyono, In the nyunggi tampah game, the participants should make a line at the start line while carrying a tampah , a rounded woven bamboo container, on their head.

When the command is given, the participants should race to the finish line while keeping the tampah from falling without touching the tampah itself.

The water collecting game is conducted by taking the provided water at the start line; then, they fill the empty bottle at the finish line. The water is brought by using a small glass. The first participant who fills the bottle fully becomes the winner. The Eel collecting game has a similar rule with the water pouring game, but in this game, it is the eels, which have a slippery skin, that should be collected.

The participants should take the eel with their bare hands and put the eels into a bottle. The participants who have the highest number of eels will become the winner. In the coin collecting game, some coins will be plugged in an oiled papaya.

Half of the coin will appear on the surface of the papaya. As in the prawn cracker eating game, the papaya hangs on a string. The participants should take as many coins as possible. In the water hitting game, some plastic bags are filled with water, tied, and hung on a string. The participants get ready in the start line with their eyes closed.

When they hear the command, the participants should walk straightly as fast as possible to hit the water bags hanging on a banana trunk. The participant who successfully smashes the water bag will be the winner. Gobak sodor game includes two teams. A team consists of three persons or more. The player of the game should stop the opponent from getting into the last line and from going back into the first line, when they first come.

To decide the winner, all of the team members should do a back-and-forth process in the field area. The members of the keeper team will keep their area; every person guards the decided line in a zig-zag way. Every player who successfully reaches the finish line and gets back into the start line will get one score; the team with the highest score will be the winner Laelah et al.

There is a unique fact of this game. This game trains the collaboration among the players and their brain ability in making strategy Shinta, ; Supriyono, The flour pouring game usually involves two to three teams consisting of four to five persons in a team.

Every participant sits in a line with their faces facing forward. The participants hold a plastic plate. The first person in the line holds the plastic plate containing flour.

The participants then transfer the flour as fast as possible to the player behind them until the last participant in the line.

The group who collects the most flour will be the winner. In the sandals matching game, some sandals are provided randomly. The participant should match a sandal with their pair. The participant who collects most matched sandals will be the winner. The leading balloon with tampah game is usually an individual game with some competitors. Every participant holds a tampah and a balloon at the start line. When the command is given, the participant leads the balloon to the finish line by using a tampah.

The participant who reaches the finish line first will be the winner. The water pouring game has a similar rule to the flour pouring game. The difference is on the material.

In this game, the material is water, while the media used is a glass. The researchers found at least posts uploaded by social media users with an open account. From posts, the three most popular games uploaded into social media include balap karung sack race; 27 posts , bakiak race 23 posts , and tarik tambang tug of war; 12 posts.

From the three most popular games, balap karung becomes the most conducted and posted games by social media users. It might be because the rules of the balap karung game are often modified; thus, the game often invites laugh for its uniqueness. The modification is usually conducted by adding additional tools. Besides a sack, the participants sometimes use a helmet and blindfold.

One of the participants was so afraid, that he crawled like a baby rather than jumped. I think the modified balap karung game makes the game and the atmosphere lively. The games also created a lively atmosphere for all people, including for men, women, children, youth, and older people. Besides that, the balap karung game is interesting and was enthusiastically participated in by the Indonesian Navy and American Navy in the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Carat event.

The American navy who had a big body were involved in Indonesia traditional game, that is usually conducted on the Independence Day, without feeling awkward. Even, as they are so powerful, the sack they used was getting broken.

Aside from the merriment, the balap karung game could improve self-confidence, especially for children in early childhood Munir, The modification in balap karung gained attentions from Indonesian people in different regions.

This game created a meaningful experience for the players and spectators. The modifications of the game, including using helmet, playing the game in a squat position, playing the game in pair, and even using the blindfold, were accepted enthusiastically by the players. The modifications brought laugh and joy during the game.