Children in Cilincing Commemorate Independence Day
Indonesia entered its 76th years of independence on August 17, 2021.
To honor the independence day, children who live at Jalan Belah Kapal, Cilincing in North Jakarta, held a simple flag-raising ceremony on Tuesday. Despite its simplicity, the children were fired up to show their love for the country.
The children dressed in red-and-white to reflect the colors of the Indonesian flag. They even had already gathered in the large field at the end of Jalan Belah Kapal since 6 a.m. Under the scorching morning sun and the typical ocean fragrance, they held a brief rehearsal before finally starting the ceremony.
It was Kelas Jurnalis Cilik —a community offering journalism courses to children living in Jakarta's coastlines— who came up with the idea for a "mini" flag ceremony. The community's founder Syamsudin Ilyas even took the role of leading the event. The ceremony might have lacked a complete choir or the sophisticated national flag-hoisting troop. Even so, it took place solemnly and happily.
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