The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 12/30/2008 12:05 PM
LET THE FESTIVAL BEGIN: Sendy Yusuf, wife of West Java deputy governor Yusuf Macan Effendi or "Dede Yusuf," cuts a garland of jasmine to mark the opening of the Braga Festival in Bandung. The 600-meter-long Jl. Braga will be closed to traffic on Tuesday and Wednesday during the cultural festival. JP/Yuli Tri Suwarni
Bandung's annual cultural festival, held in the city's Braga district, kicks off on Tuesday, with seven main arteries to be closed to vehicular traffic.
"No public or private vehicles will be allowed during the festival, save those of visitors and festival volunteers," Bandung Traffic Police chief Herukoco said, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.
The seven main roads that will be blocked off for festival events are Jl. ABC, Jl. Asia Afrika, Jl. Banceuy, Jl. Braga, Jl. Naripan, Jl. Suniaraja and Jl. Tamblong he added.
Forty-six stage events and various booths offering food, arts and crafts will entertain visitors during the two-day festival, which was first held in 2006. (amr)
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