Every August, Indonesian celebrates independence day on August 17th. At the entering August month, Indonesian began to decorate the house, the street, or buildings with red and white match the colors with the Indonesian flag, also add the lights. This month has also held various exciting competitions. This competition usually held around the little society and do during the day, after the flag ceremony on 17th August in the morning.
Many competitions were conducted as below:
1. Eating cracker competition
This competition reminded us in the colonial era Indonesian people have difficulty clothing, food, and shelter. For the simplest diet once in trouble, due to harvest population forcibly taken over by the authorities. As a result, many people who are undernourished even starve to death. The competition was very popular in Indonesia's independence day. Usually played by children. The committee provides a hung cracker. Cracker tied to a rope and hung high above the mouth of the competitor. Rules of the game is both hands should not be holding the rope or crackers, the hands hidden behind the waist. the exiting thing is rope swings often due to the pull of the other participants. The participants were asked to eat crackers only with his mouth. The most rapid spending the cracker was the winner.
2. Sack race competition
This race is speeding race, which is moving using a sack. The significance of this competition is trampling sacks, we left very inappropriate clothing such use. There is another meaning of the sack race is how hard to run when both feet confined in a sack. As the yoke of the invaders against the freedom of the people for the betterment of the Indonesia nation. All participants are asked to enter a leg up to the stomach into the sack. Then hopping to the finish line, the quickest is the winner. Not infrequently players fall rolled around. The competition was attended by adult men and women. This sack is reminiscent of the time occupied by the Japanese. Most Indonesian people suffer very severe, because the fabric intentionally distributed so that is left is a used burlap sacks. The coarse fibrous fabric that cause itching on the skin because as a nest of ticks.
3. Climbing Pinang tree competition
The significance of this race is togetherness components of the nation to achieve independence. In this contest the participants were asked to climb a Pinang tree that has been covered with lubricant. On top of the tree trunk there are a wide variety of attractive prizes. Due to the slippery tree trunk, this race is more focused on teamwork in order to reach the top and take off all the prizes. Normally this race is held as the culmination of the various races. This competition often makes the audience giggles. Climbers who have reached a certain height to be going down to the bottom. They tried many times to reach the prize at the end of the pole rod smeared with oil and nut oils. To reach the top, they have to cooperate with each other hand in hand. The competition was attended by adults usually men.
4. Marbles race competition
The significance of this race was caution in bringing and keeping something important during the trip, such as the Indonesian nation that will preserve unity and solidarity to achieve independence. The competition was attended by children. Each participant brings marbles are placed in a spoon in the mouth, then walks to the finish line. Participants who reach the finish line first is the winner. Participants who dropped marbles of the spoon considered loose. Walking with a spoon in the mouth and marbles above the spoon is not easy. Walk like this requires precision, prudence and patience, as well as the need to walk as fast as possible to reach the finish line.
5. Tug of war competition
The meaning of the game is that unity as the main capital to defeat the invaders or opponent. The game also teaches how to form a cohesive team in developing appropriate strategies to attract mining steadily. This competition requires participants to compete with each other strongly in defeating his opponent. Participants were divided into two groups and each consisting of 5 people or more. The group managed to attract the opponent is the winners of this competition. The competition was attended by adult men and women.
6. Filling water in the bottle competition
The significance of this competition is the persistence and unyielding nature of Indonesian in the fight against the invaders. The competition was usually followed by children and adults. Participants must enter the water from the bucket into the bottle, water is removed from the bucket by using a plate and then poured into the bottle. Participants were most filled the bottle at the specified time came out as the winner.
7. Slow bicycle race
This race is a unique race, because it is different from the usual bicycle race. In this race, the winning participant is latest touched the finish line. However, because using bicycles that will be difficult to maintain a balance and if the participant foot touches the ground it is considered loose. So it took concentration and agility in the driving bicycle as slowly as possible without falling. The competition was usually attended by children.
8. The water relay race
The significance of this race that unity as the main capital to defeat the invaders or opponent. The competition was followed by each team consists of about 10 people who sit in rows behind. Everyone is equipped with a perforated bowl. Participants at the front served fetch water in buckets and then distribute without looking backward relay. The team of most collecting water, is a winning team. The competition was usually attended by children.
9. Filling water pipe competition
The next race is still using water. The competition was followed by each team consists of about 5 people. The committee will prepare a pipe that has holes with different diameters. Participants must work together to close the hole while another participant filled with water into a pipe. Participants are allowed closed holes with anything attached to their bodies, so not many men who uses his shirt to cover the hole. The competition was usually followed by men or children.
10. Catch eels competition
The competition was very exciting because it's quite difficult to catch eel, eel skin is very slippery so hard to catch. The competition was conducted in a fairly large fish pond and attended by participants of both adults and children, male and female. all participants become dirty with mud from fish ponds. Participants who most catch eels are the winner.
All competitions are conducted requires cooperation, struggle and focus to achieve goals. Besides this competition is an entertainment on Independence Day where Indonesian people get together. Each competition illustrates Indonesian patriots united to achieve independence. This competition is timeless, as is still done in the Indonesian community every August 17th.
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