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The 80th Mothers' Day Commemoration at the Embassy
Monday, 22 December 2008
Cultural performance by the children and talent competitions for the
gentlemen were held after the official
ceremony. Children of the Embassy's home staff read poem for their
mothers and performed traditional Indonesian dance, Tari
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Towards the closing of 2008, the Embassy commemorated the 80th Mothers'
Day on 22 December 2009 at the Embassy.JPG)
and
was attended by Embassy staff and their families
and members of the Indonesian society in Sofia. This commemoration was
organized by the Embassy in cooperation with Darma Wanita Persatuan
/ DWP (organization of the ladies at the Embassy). The commemoration began
with an official ceremony officiated
by the ladies of the DWP. Mothers Day is observed in Indonesia every 22
December annually to commemorate the 1st Indonesian Women Congress
on 22 December 1928 in the city of Yogyakarta which was held during the national
struggle for independence from the Dutch colonial rule. Thus, Mothers' Day
in Indonesia is not merely a celebration for women, but also an
acknowledgement of Indonesian women's contribution to the founding of
the State..JPG)
In his speech at the ceremony Ambassador Inkiriwang congratulated
the ladies and mentioned the progress achieved in the advancement of
women's role in Indonesia in which Indonesian women have
managed to hold high public and military posts, even to the posts of
president of the republic and generals of the army as well as
ambassadors, and acted as an equal partner of men in the national
development process. The Ambassador also thanked the ladies of
the DWP for their significant contributions to the Embassy's activities
during the year of 2008.
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Blantek.
The gentlemen participated in a couple of games; 'guessing the
recipe for traditional Indonesian cooking' and 'drawing pictures of their
spouses. Adding more to
the cheerfulness of the event, exchange gifts among the Embassy
staff was also held on the occasion of Christmas.