Berpakaian Adat Saat Pawai Hari Kemerdekaan NTT Indonesia (Wearing Traditional Dress during Independence Day Parade - NTT Indonesia)

Ribuan warga di setiap kota di Nusa Tenggara Timur tampak antusias menyaksikan pawai pembangunan yang diselenggarakan pada setiap Hari Perayaan Kemerdekaan RI. Bahkan, beberapa jam sebelum pawai dimulai, warga sudah tampak memadati sejumlah ruas jalan yang akan dilalui barisan pawai.

Thousands of residents in every cities in East of Nusa Tenggara were enthusiastic attending to see the development parade held on every Indonesia's Independence Day. In fact, a few hours before the parade began, residents seemed had already in crowd along roads that would be passed by the parade.

Suasana semakin meriah ketika peserta pawai menampilkan atraksi di depan panggung kehormatan. Dan menjadi sebuah keunikan saat peserta pawai menampilkan atraksi kesenian dan seluruh pesertanya mengenakan busana adat, seperti di Kota Soe, warga Soe yang berasal dari Sumba ikut memeriahkan acara dengan mengenakan busana adat Sumba dan menyerukan “dari Sumba Cinta Kota Soe”.

The atmosphere was more splendor when the parade participants were displaying attractions in front of the honor stage. And it became unique when the parade participants performed art attractions and all participants wore customary attire, such as in Soe City, Soe residents origin from Sumba enlivened the event by wearing traditional Sumbanese traditional clothes and using a theme "A Love from Sumba For Soe".

Di Kota Kupang tampak acara diramaikan oleh para komunitas biker termasuk “grab” serta atraksi lainnya. Acara – acara ini menunjukan bahwa masyarakat semakin mengerti dan antusias menjaga persatuan ditengah keragaman yang ada serta kembali menjaga budaya yang diwariskan oleh para leluhur.

In Kupang city, the program was enlivened by the biker community including "grab" and also other attractions. The event shows that the community is increasingly understanding and enthusiastic about maintaining unity amid the diversity that exists and as well as maintaining the culture inherited by the ancestors.

Dirgahayu RI ke 73. Semoga Indonesia semakin jaya dengan mengedepankan nilai persatuan dan warga semakin mencintai budaya yang beraneka ragam. Tentunya diawali dengan mencintai pakaian tradisional.

Longevity 73rd Republic of Indonesia. Hopefully Indonesia will be more victorious by prioritizing the value of unity and citizens will increasingly love diverse cultures. Of course it begins with loving traditional clothes.

Article by Ketut Rudi
Photos by Elgyzel Glen Ndjukambani