Prambanan and Batik Sarong

Motif Batik

On 2nd Oct, Indonesia celebrated a national's day for batik because it is on UNESCO announce batik as one of the world heritage from Indonesian and shall be preserved. All Indonesian people to wear batik clothes not only for this national's day but also for their daily activities. Other that, wearing batik also applies while in tempel or Pura. For new regulation, wearing a sarong for visitors Prambanan and Borobudur Temple is a must. Besides that, Prambanan temple is the highest Hindu temple in the world and have been included in the World Cultural Heritage List. 

This regulation same like in Bali. In Bali, this regulation already applied for a long time and still maintained untul today. For all the visitors who come to the Pura or temple in Bali must wear Bali sarong. Since all religious activity centered in Pura then it's a must. In Hindu, Pura is a symbol of Holy.

This is a positive influence that can be done to introduce the culture of batik as Indonesia's cultural heritage to the world and native culture. 

The purpose with wearing cloth gloves for tourists included foreigners as a form of appreciation and respect for the temple of Prambanan. To anticipate it, the manager of Prambanan temple has prepared more than 5,000 batik sarongs are loaned free of charge to visitors. The chosen patterned for this sarong is 'Pintu Retno'. This patterned already exist almost 100-year-old. 

The patterned for the batik sarong is Pintu Retno, and it has meaning that a natural beauty before heading Nirvana or Paradise. 

There are many ways to help preserve the culture of one of the Indonesian is to wear batik.  Previously, Batik known as old impression and vintage, but now many designs that have been adapted to the changing times and more fashionable. If you are ashamed to wear batik in a public place so that Batik clothes just when there is an event not wearing wedding invitations and day-to-day like at work. If not from ourselves are proud of our own culture, who else ?. 

Have a great travelling and create your own journey.



With Leisure, 


MKS
Jakarta, 2 Oct 2012