Independence Day is a day where a country begins a new life to stand alone and be free to determine the fate of its own nation. Independence can also be interpreted as the sovereignty of a country.
Independence means a lot to every country, because in celebrating independence day there will be many things for us, namely the happiness that we feel as a people in that country.
The independence enjoyed by a nation today is certainly not obtained easily, but through a long struggle with the sacrifice of the souls of our warriors in the fight against colonialism. Many of our fighters died both in the struggle for independence and in defending independence.
Therefore, those of us who are at this time when we can enjoy independence must realize that the independence of this nation is very expensive, because independence was born through sweat drops, tears, blood spills, and the lives of heroes
Along with these descriptions, many of the current generation fill and commemorate the independence day of the Republic of Indonesia with a variety of lively events. In this case, I was also present to witness several events held by the Lhokseumawe city government. Aceh. Indonesia.
The event started on August 17th with a flag ceremony until the carnival event on August 28th. This year's carnival was attended by 161 schools ranging from kindergarten to high school levels.
Here we can see a variety of traditional clothes from all over Indonesia and also various professions worn by the parade participants.
The people of the city of Lhokseumawe also fully support this, it is clearly seen where they spill over into the Hiraq field and thousands of people can be seen along the roads throughout the city of Lhokseumawe.
On the other hand, there are also various competitions.
One of the things I see is the Pinang climbing competition. This race was carried out by climbing a pinang tree that had been skinned and given a lubricant or oil so the tree trunk was slippery. The stem that has been pinned by various prizes is then planted. The contestants will help each other to be able to rise to the end where they can achieve gifts pinned such as bicycles, cash, clothing, household appliances to various types of food.
