GRESIK mediarestorasiindonesia.com Dozens of unique kites with various shapes fly and adorn the sky of Bumi Kandung Dohoagung, Balongpanggang sub-district, Gresik district, East Java.
The kites were flown in the 2022 Dohoagung Kite Festival which was held by the Dohoagung team in collaboration with Talikama East Java in a rice field area, Dohoagung Village, Balongpanggang District, Gresik Regency. This local and national level festival lasts for two days, Saturday and Sunday, September 24-25, 2022.
Furthermore, East Java Talikama Chairman Adim said that his party continues to strive to preserve traditional games, especially kites through the 2022 Dohoagung Kite Festival at the Local and National levels.
This festival activity was attended by approximately 50 kite activists from several inter-provincial regions in the country with rotating trophies and a total of tens of millions of prizes.
As for the kites with the general traditional category and the traditional Dohoagung category, then followed by 2-dimensional kites, mini dragon trends, creation trends, and giant dragon themes ranging in diameter from 50 and above. There are 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional, traditional, dragon train classes etc.
Meanwhile, one resident of Dohoagung Saiful admitted, “This festival will be a space as well as a place for Gathering between provinces in the country, especially kite activists and lovers, in caring for and introducing indigenous culture to the younger generation,” said Saiful. Sunday ( 25/09/2022).
Still upil, Saiful’s nickname, who is often called, said that along with the rapid flow of technology and information, it greatly affects the lifestyle of our people, especially our youth today.
Upil continued, “For that, all of us must support every effort to strengthen and maintain the culture we have, without exception our support for the success of this kite festival,” he said.
Therefore, this kite festival is an effort to develop the talent, creation and potential of the younger generation, as well as to develop a love and appreciation for kite lovers.
He invited all the people to work together to preserve the kites.
This is because the kite festival is an effort to increase people’s love for the tradition of kite flying.
He hopes that with the Dohoagung earth kite festival which is entering its sixth year, the participating communities will cultivate the game. So that in the seventh year there will be more and more fans.
Hopefully in the coming year this activity will be even more lively, through this Festival to promote sports, especially kite sports, so that they continue to grow, “he concluded.
Residents also flocked to see unique kites in various forms such as octopuses, dragons, puppet figures, to giant dragons with a diameter of 50 to 75 with a length of tens of meters. Not only that, they also had the opportunity to take pictures with the festival participants.
The 3rd overall winner was won by Febrian Aria Pratama with participant number 901 from Sukoharjo, the second winner was won by Jati Mas Wawan with participant number 908 Sekar Wangi Jogjakarta, the first winner was won by Subianto with participant number 904 from Bojonegoro. (DOD) .
