| Tanah Lot Kites Festival 2007 | Playing kite is very popular in younger generation, because of the power and sense of friendship in which be formed kite player group ( sekaa layangan ).
Now days, playing kite is expending, children and younger boy played this kite as hobbies, besides as culture preservation.
The meaning of playing kite full of religious valve and society life of Balinese people, and this can we see from the symbol of Sang Hyang Rare Angon as the god of wind.
It made a special interesting for the tourist, as an attraction to Tanah Lot especially and Bali generally.
Regarding of the Tanah Lot Kites Festival 2007 we are honored to invite you to visit this event and spend memorable three days to enjoy the festival with Tanah Lot Temple backgrounds one of famous destination in the islands of paradise, Bali.
The theme of Tanah Lot Kites Festival 2007 is Flying for Peace and with new brand Giants Kite Show, and this festival will take place 3 days.
Tanah Lot Kites Festival will be opened with artistic performance Okokan and Tektekan 1500.
Okokan and Tektekan Colosal will be the biggest attraction on the opening ceremony September 28th 2007 on Tanah Lot Kites Festival 2007 at Tanah Lot Bali. This attraction will showed by 1500 dancer which coming from Tabanan regency. Okokan & Tektekan representing artistry and cultural which most popular specially in Bali and Indonesia generally.
This attraction will be the most spectacular show because its newly first time in Bali. Besides of that, there will performed Creation kites contest that followed by participant from entire of Bali and participant from outside Bali.
There is the activities on opening ceremony Tanah Lot Kites Festival 2007
10:00 AM 15:00 PM => Creation kites contest
15:00 PM 19:00 PM => OPENING CEREMONY
15:00 PM 15:30 PM => Wellcome drink (at Surya Mandala Cultural Park Tanah Lot Bali)
15:30 PM 15:45 PM => Committee chief report
15:45 PM 16:00 PM => Orations
16:00 PM 16:30 PM => Starter Kites
16:30 PM 17:30 PM => Demonstration of Okokan & Tektekan Colosal 1500 dancer
18:30 PM finish => Sunset Dinner
Day / Date: September 28th to September 30th 2007 Venue : Tanah Lot Bali
The type of kite, as follows :
Bebean
It have the form of fish, as a symbol of property, in which fish is important for our life either for ceremony or daily needed for our meal, and there are abundant in our surrounding either at the sea, river, on the lake even the rice field.
Janggan
Its a special kite, with a long tail about 200m and it has a special colour : red, black, white (Tri Datu), in Hindu religions as a symbol of Benawang Nala/Naga Besuki which is mean the equilibrium of the universe.
Pecukan
This kite has form like a carved, as a symbol of positive and negative ( good and bad ) but they should be needed each other and together making unity forever.
New Creation
It has a special form, which is adjust to the owner to developing their idea, creativity and innovation.
For further information please contact:
Office : Area Parkir Obyek Wisata Tanah Lot Bali
Phone/Fax : +62 361 880361 or +62 361 880362
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