Egrang , and Other Traditional Game Festival of Tarakan City.

Egrang or stilts is a game known in almost all regions in Indonesia. The background of the development of this game is unknown, but it was clear that this game has been exist in very long time ago.Unfortunately Egrang is now less attractive especially for young generation.

In this game need  an instrument made of bamboo that can be grasped rounded  by the player.  Bamboo is approximately 2 meters in length, and is also used  a short piece of bamboo as the foot step, sometimes wood is used.

The benefits that can be felt in this game are:

a. Training the body balance.

b. Train agility.

c. Means of fun.

Today, Utama I Tarakan Elementary School Teacher trained to deal with stilts on the Amal Beach  match tomorrow. Look , how excited Mr. Vice Principal tried playing stilts. Well,  there will be so many competitor at the race tomorrow, because this competition will be followed by the all  School, Office of Tarakan City. This stilts competition held by the Department of Culture and Tourism of Tarakan, in order to preserve traditional Indonesian game.  Good luck  all of my Teachers, I’m sure you will be the winner!