Lake Toba Festival 2013 Samosir

Lake Toba Festival (FDT) is held again. If up until last year was named the Lake Toba Festival (PDT), now renamed to Lake Toba Festival. It was also shown that Lake Toba Festival enhanced “class “, became a festival that is certainly more than a mere party. This year, FDT will be held in Samosir, from 8 to 14 September 2013.

Lake Toba has long become an important tourist destination in North Sumatra Province attracts many domestic and foreign tourists. Volcanic lake with a length of 100 kilometers and 30 kilometers wide is also listed as the largest volcanic lake in the world. In the middle of this lake there is a volcanic island called Samosir Island.

FDT activity this time the local culture that is packaged professionally. One of these is Carnival Sigale - gale. Unique and colorful event is believed to attract the attention of not only local residents or domestic tourists, but also foreign tourists.

The event is unique, because it was held in the form of a carnival. If it is usually the only witness Sigale gale statically, in the sense in one place, then the show is now carried through a route as far as 4.5 kilometers. Starting from Ball Field to the open stage Ambarita Tuktuk Samosir Island.

Despite its name, the Carnival Sigale - gale, however, held more than one type of performance art Batak alone. Will be shown as well Gorga ( typical Batak sculpture ) , Gondang ( typical Batak art music ) , Mask Batak , Tandok ( container of typical woven Batak ) , and of course the iconic presence Ulos Batak in the fashion world . Cultural wisdom is packaged in professional display, so as to demonstrate that the Batak culture that is part of the national culture of Indonesia is one of the hallmarks of this country.

Another interesting event in the Lake Toba Festival is Lake Toba’s World Drum Festival. Based on data from only a few areas in the world which makes gondang (drum or drum) as the melody. In Asia, only in Myanmar and in Indonesia - particularly in Batak - drum or drum used as a melody in traditional music performances.

But what makes the festival was initiated by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy in collaboration with the Government of North Sumatra is becoming increasingly attractive, because visitors can not only watch, observe, and support the cultural arts performances and sports competitions are held, but also be able to participate in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Indeed, in addition to cultural arts performances also featured a variety of sporting competitions. Not just local competition, but even that would be an international competition, as well as invited athletes from a number of friendly countries.

Among the sport competitions are held, including water sports. In addition to promoting the Toba Lake as a tourist destination world, the competition is also to introduce Lake Toba as one sports arena in Indonesian waters. There is a swimming competition, both for short- distance and marathon category. In addition, the competition will also be held Solu Bolon, rowing race with the traditional boat used on Lake Toba.

Other sports competitions are the paragliding competition category landing accuracy, both on land and in water. Believe it or not, but the area around Lake Toba, is touted as one of the best paragliding spots in the world.

So really right, this time the implementation of the FDT. If the first called party, it is now the Festival. More than just a party, which would certainly be more interesting?

via festivaldanautoba.com