National Batik Day in Red Square, Moscow
Rusia - The vibrancy of National Batik Day may be felt not only in Indonesia, but also in Moscow. On October 2, the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow dressed in batik, as did students from the Moscow Indonesian School.
To commemorate National Batik Day, the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow employees, including Indonesian Ambassador to the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, M. Wahid Supriyadi, went to Red Square to walk about and snap photos. This initiative is also part of an endeavor to introduce the local population to batik.
The activity carried out by the personnel of the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow by wearing various hues and colors of batik was similar to a "batik fashion show" and drew the attention of not only Russian nationals, but also other international visitors in the vicinity of Red Square. Among the guests were individuals who participated in photographing the activity with their iPhones and even snapped images together.
The very cool weather of roughly 12 degrees Celsius ahead of winter did not deter the Indonesian Embassy workers in Moscow from dressing in batik on National Batik Day. Meanwhile, Red Square visitors were observed donning coats or other warm clothing.
UNESCO certified Indonesian batik as a Humanitarian Heritage for Oral and Non-Material Culture 14 years ago in Abu Dhabi, according to Ambassador Wahid. Ambassador Wahid happened to be the Indonesian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the time and was granted the opportunity to deliver his address.
Ambassador Wahid urged Indonesians everywhere, especially those in Moscow, to safeguard and preserve batik. Furthermore, batik must be marketed abroad, particularly in Russia.
According to Ambassador Wahid, batik is becoming more popular in Russia, particularly after the Indonesian Festival was hosted four times in Moscow, with batik serving as the core topic of each fashion section. The Ambassador works with one of Indonesia's most recognized designers, Ferry Sunarto, to always show batik themes that may be paired with traditional fabric motifs from different areas of Indonesia. A number of Indonesian SMEs also displayed batik items.
There was a vocational school in Moscow called "Batik College" that studied batik precisely two years ago, and there were even many design schools in Moscow that taught diverse batik themes to young children. One of these design schools even cooperated with the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow to stage a batik fashion display featuring its students' creations, accompanied by live gamelan strains performed by the "Gamelan Dadali" art studio, with the assistance of the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow.
"Happy National Batik Day from Russia," Ambassador Wahid stated.
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