Matswapati

Matswapati is a big event that was held by SMAN 3 Bandung. It is about Bandung culture. In this event, SMAN 3 Bandung tries to show up the culture of their beloved city, Bandung. Now days, so many people in Bandung itself have already forgotten their original culture. Because all of those facts they want to rise and give more socialization to everyone so they can start to love their culture again.

It is full of culture or traditional shows. The shows can be a dancing, fighting shows, games, music and many more. Start with dancing, there is so many dancing show in Bandung, such as Tari merak, Jaipong, Tari Topeng Priangan, and etc. And then for fighting shows or battle round. There is originally martial from Bandung or may be West Java Pecak Silat, and so many things.

No food no festival. Yes, of course there is. There is so many foods, from the traditional to the modern one. Every food such as onde-onde, lemper, gorengan, kebab, icecream, nasi goring, tea, milk, and many others. You can buy the food as please as you can and as long as you have money. About the price itself, it is pretty expensive for me because the price is more expensive than usual.

It starts with a great opening. It starts with a traditional dancing performance. There is mayor of Bandung City too. He is invited to give his speech in this big event.  He is so excited in this event because they have make a festival which is really benefits for the government to rise the culture of Band towards people in Bandung City. He is giving some games and prizes so everyone is feeling happy with his speech.

After so many opening speech from Mr. Mayor,  Ridwan Kamil, the head Master Mr. Encang, and for the last, the head of committee Mr. Degati, every festival activities begin. The activities are all what I’ve told you before. It’s so interesting but about the audiences is a little bit disappointed. Not too many people that attend this event maybe because the socialization about this festival too is not big fuss so not too many people know about this event. May one of their factor too can be in their way to socialization to public. I think the people who has advertised this event get a wrong words to explain the event because so they just keep emphasize about the guest star that they have, so it makes every people think that it is some kind of ‘Pensi’ (some kind like band or ordinary music event) not culture festival.

All mistakes can be seen but it’s not mean if the festival is not great. It is a proud feeling that we have for SMAN 3 Bandung because they want to work hard to raise the traditional culture of Bandung towards the youngsters. It is so amazing. I hope that one day if they held some kind of this festival they will put another of interesting culture that Bandung or any place has again.