DEFILE PARADE. Soldier of 742 Infantery Batalion at defile parade di Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. |
MATARAM - Military Defile Parade and Culture Carnival liven up the ceremony of 61th West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Anniversary and the Indonesia Army Forced Day, in Mataram City.
Hundreds participants from TNI, Polri and civil officer representatives of each Regency and City, joint the ceremony that held on Penjanggik street with the star point of the front of the Sangkareang Garden towards the Islamic Center Hubbul Wathon Mosque in Mataram.
NTB's cultural and cultural defile program was witnessed by NTB Governor Zulkieflimansyah, Wira Bhakti Military Resort Commander, Colonel Czi Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani, NTB Regional Police Chief Inspector General Nana Sudjana, and several other.
Wira Bhakti Commander Colonel Czi Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani said that this Defile Parade was held to enliven the 61st Anniversary of the NTB Province and also to enliven the 74th anniversary of Indonesian Army Force.
"Actually the Commemoration of the Armed Forces of the Army on December 15 yesterday, but because of the time close to the Provincial Anniversary, so we combine so that the synergy, cohesiveness and togetherness is well developed," Colonel Rizal said.
According to him, what is interesting in this cultural defile parade, in addition to the participants using traditional clothing Sasak, Samawa and Mbojo (Sasambo) which is a characteristic of the NTB community, is also divided into several groups according to the era of each Governor.
For example, he said, the period of the first Governor's office made an impression at that time, as well as the following Governors including the year of establishment of the Regency / City according to the Governor's period.
Some of the series welcomed the commemoration of the Armed Forces of the Army which have been carried out, among others, reforestation, beach cleaning service, cataract surgery, cleft lip surgery, group pilgrimage to the TMP and others.
In addition to the parade of defiles and cultural marches, the event was also enlivened by the carnival community of Brotherhood MC Indonesia, Moge, Club Vesva Grand Army, Wilis Car Club, bicycle ontel, Babinsa motorbike and Danramil Korem 162 / WB cars around the city of Mataram with a start and finish point Hubbul Wathon Islamic Center Mosque.
After carrying out a series of Sasambo cultural defile parades, the event continued with a prayer and eating together (begibung) event at the Mataram Islamic Center Hall.
"Its all also to help to promoted West Nusa Tenggara tourism," Colonel Rizal said. (*)