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PremiumVIVAnews -2003 welcomed the Jakarta anniversary is always identical to the event Pekan Raya Jakarta (PRJ). Since the first held in 1968, PRJ is a night market Betawi culture terms with in the middle of the city centre.
PRJ first held 5 June to 20 July 1968 and opened President Suharto. The inauguration was marked with the release of PRJ pigeons. When it's called Djakarta Fair yet PRJ but commonly abbreviated to DF. Then DF turned into Jakarta Fair which was more popular as the Pekan Raya Jakarta.
The idea was born from the Governor of PRJ Ali Sadikin. When that Government Jakarta wanted to make a great exhibition centered and takes place in a long time. The idea of bringing together various night market when it was still in Jakarta also be essentially.
When it was already night market which every year takes place Gambir in the former Field Ikada (Monas area). It also inspired him.
To make it more official, the Government issued the Regulation Region DKI (Perda) No. 8 in 1968 which defines Fair will be the agenda Djakarta annual and organized by the Jakarta's birthday is celebrated every June 22.
Organizing this PRJ or Djakarta Fair, from year to year begin to experience development. Number of visitors and participants increases steadily. Than just a mutated into the night market of modern exhibition featuring a wide range of products, and is now presenting the market cheap for the family.
Recorded, PRJ 1968 or DF 68 runs smooth and arguably a success. Mega 2003 is able to suck visitors not less than 1.4 million people. So also PRJ 1969 or DF 69 broke the record for the longest since the 56th PRJ takes for 71 days.
PRJ generally lasts 30-35 days. There are things that makes PRJ was worldwide, the President of the United States Richard Nixon while on a trip to Indonesia, had a chance to stop by the DF 69. Until the year 2011, 56th PRJ has 44-year-old in a festive ANNIVERSARY Jakarta to-484.
The total while PRJ's condition changes is moved from the Park Cross Monas to ex first, Kemayoran airport, 1992. After the departure of the location of the PRJ, making this event changes the meaning and lost spirit will be the spirit of the night markets are thick with elements of culture.
The spirit of it rushes, did not survive the spirit of hedonism. Now there's less market that night, not much exactly worthy of a mall.
According to historian Jakarta Alwi Shahab, PRJ now already lost his spirit. It means a lot of pemutasian of a traditional market into a market that is thick with the scent of hedonist.
For Alwi, PRJ is a container in which the community can enjoy the market and get to know the culture. But since moved to place ex first, Kemayoran airport, these being dissipated, not even as many as before.
In addition, the transfer became one of the factors that create enthusiastic citizens be reduced. "The First very crowded, because at the monument is the center of town, easy access and strategically by. Visitors from outside Jakarta, Depok and Bekasi lived up trains from Gambir Station, "he said VIVAnews.comto.
But while PRJ Kemayoran, access was moved to become difficult. Let alone a place currently is similar to the Mall, not on the field is open as of yore. "So there is nothing special, citizens instead chose to the Mall," he added.
Alwi recall where PRJ was still in Monas never deserted from the visitors. In every corner there is a performance culture, typical foods, the market is cheap, the betawi even gambling. Will missing in Monas irreplaceable in Kemayoran, just look at the 9 June 2011 tomorrow.
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