Gorontalo, The Indonesia Herald - The Regional Inspectorate of Gorontalo Province presents a carnival attraction with the theme Flora as Natural Wealth at the Gorontalo Carnival Karawo (GKK) which will be held tomorrow Saturday, August 19, 2023.
One of the treats is the "Cana" flower which is better known by the Gorontalo people as "Tatudi Flower" which has colorful variations and symbolizes a king's daughter.
"This flower is very interesting, grows sturdy with large dazzling flowers that function as ornamental plants and its tubers can also be used as medicine because it has many health benefits," said Misranda Nalole, Regional Inspector, Friday (18/8/2023).
Misranda Nalole also added that the natural pigments in tatudi flowers function as natural dyes.
The beauty of this flower is applied in karawo embroidery which adds to the combination and uniqueness of the mainstay handicraft into a typical Gorontalo cultural art product of high artistic value.
Gorontalo Karawo Carnival (GKK) is the biggest tourism event in Gorontalo Province. GKK is also an important part of Karisma Event Nusantara (KEN).
Karisma Event Nusantara is a collaborative strategy of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) together with the Regional Government and all tourism stakeholders to raise the image of Indonesian tourism and drive the revival of the tourism sector and creative economy.
Head of the Gorontalo Province Tourism Office Aryanto Husain welcomed the participation of the Regional Inspectorate to enliven the Gorontalo Karawo Carnival. Aryanto Husain believes the Inspectorate contingent will perform stunningly, rivaling contingents from other regional apparatus organizations.
In this contingent, Misranda Nalole (Inspector) is the supervisor, Hasan Huradju (Secretary) is in charge, M Iwan Hinelo (Head of General and Personnel Subdivision) is the coordinator, and the fashion designer is House of Abi. (mcgorontaloprov)