The present Doodle, outlined by West Java-based guest artist Diela Maharanie, celebrates Indonesia’s Independence Day, referred to locally as Tujuhbelasan. On this day in 1945, Indonesia formally pronounced independence from Dutch rule.
Freedom Day begins with a live broadcast of festivities at the State Royal residence. With the president and public legends in attendance, marching bands parade through Jakarta before the military plays out a gun salute. During the ceremony, Indonesians wave the country’s red and white national flag. Red represents mental fortitude, and white represents honesty.
The current year’s Independence Day national theme “Terus Melaju Untuk Indonesia Maju” (Endeavoring to Advance Indonesia) epitomizes the soul of gotong royong (cooperation), fellowship to speed up the nation’s development, while keeping up with neighborhood insight. This large number of messages are in many cases found in the country’s nearby games like sepak takraw and badminton, or Tujuhbelasan-explicit games like sack races, wafer eating contests, and panjat pinang.
The present Doodle artwork represents the Indonesian community meeting up to play traditional Independence day games, recollecting the significance of collaboration.
Happy 78th Independence Day!