"Makan Krupuk" Contest

Cracker Eating Contest . In the 1950s competitions began to appear to commemorate Indonesia's Independence Day, one of which was eating crackers. There are areca climbing competitions and tug of war. The competition aims to entertain the people after the end of the war. . Because, in that year, the country's political and security conditions had started to be conducive, because in 1945 to the 1950s there were still many wars that required the Indonesian people to defend their independence. So that people do not have time to celebrate Indonesia's independence with various kinds of competitions and festive celebrations. . So, apart from entertaining the people after the end of the war, the cracker eating competition aims to remind the Indonesian people that during the war conditions were apprehensive and difficult. 🇮🇩 . #Pindle #PindleIndonesia #culture