Celebration of National Batik Day 2022, Kebaya Parade with First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo in Solo City

Solo - Mrs. Riana Sari Arinal took part in the Kebaya Parade with First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo, in celebration of the 2022 National Batik Day, in Solo City, Central Java, Sunday (2/10/2022).

Appearing wearing a new flea-patterned kebaya combined with a skirt wrapped in wiron cloth, the Chair of the Lampung Province PKK Mobilization Team performed beautifully at the parade which was held on Jalan Slamet Riyadi, Solo.

In addition to the First Lady, a number of female figures who accompanied First Lady Iriana, including the wife of Vice President Wury Maruf Amin, Chair of the Indonesian House of Representatives Puan Maharani, members of the Solidarity Action Organization of the Working Cabinet (Oase) of the Advanced Indonesia Working Cabinet, all the wives of Governors throughout Indonesia. and a number of female characters.

At the event, the First Lady walked from Loji Gandrung, the official residence of the Mayor of Solo to Ndalem Wuryaningratan on Jalan Slamet Riyadi Solo, along with a number of female figures, 35 independent women were selected and also attended by thousands of members of the Solo Ratna Clothing Association (HRB).

The 35 women in kebaya were sought and specially selected from various professions. Such as the profession of carrying herbal medicine sellers, singing singers, market traders, and other professions.

On that occasion, all the selected women in kebaya were given awards for dedicating their lives to wearing kebaya at work.

At this event, there was also a signing of support for making the kebaya a traditional Indonesian dress recognized by UNESCO.

Precisely, proposing the kebaya as an intangible cultural heritage as well as establishing the National Kebaya Day.

There are many kebaya motifs in Indonesia, but there are three kebaya motifs that we have listed, namely the new flea kebaya, Kartini kebaya and the Krancang kebaya.

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