Sasirangan Parade to be the Longest to Break the Record

Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan (AntaranewsKalsel) - Head of Culture and Tourism Agency Ikhsan Alhaq stated that 2018 Banjarmasin Sasirangan Festival (BSF) on March 7-11 is targeted to attract thousands of tourists.  It will be the longest parade of sasirangan.

 

 

"We are confident that the BSF event for the second time will attract more tourists even from foreign countries," he said at City Hall on Wednesday. 

 

According to him, the 2018 BSF centered in front of Menara Pandang (Tower of City View) at Martapura River Embankment on Jalan Piere Tendean will be held more lively than the previous year. 

 

BSF 2018 will feature a 250-meter sasirangan parade. Sasirangan is Banjar’s ethnic art of fabric.

 

"This is a MURI record-breaking parade of the longest sasirangan fabric," said Ikhsan.

 

According to him, the longest sasirangan work is done by the artisans of sasirangan Banjarmasin assisted by students from dozens of schools. 

 

"Even hundreds of students will be involved in this MURI record- breaking parade," he said.