Abstract
Traditional games in Indonesia are one of the cultural heritages the existence of which should be protected and preserved. The purpose of this study was to preserve the cultural diversity by recalling the traditional games through the commemoration of Indonesia Independence Day that is conducted annually. The Online Ethnography method was used in this research by administering text analysis and interview. The result of the study showed that traditional games held during the commemoration of Indonesia Independence Day could help recall the form and the rules of traditional games that are annually conducted during the commemoration in different regions. The result also showed that the traditional games held in the commemoration of Indonesia Independence Day indirectly built a bonding of the people through the value of togetherness, cooperation, and solidarity among the member of the society. Furthermore, the games reflected the cultural diversity of Indonesia, where every region has different names and rules of the traditional games.
Highlights
Indonesia is a country popular for its diversity and large number of cultures, where every region owns different cultures
In a book published by The Ministry of Education and Culture, the diversity in each region is a social potential that could build the characters and the image of the culture itself, while cultural diversity is an important component in building the image and identity of a culture of a region
One of the promotion efforts to preserve the existence of the games, which slowly disappear and forgotten, is by integrating the games in the activities conducted by organizations related to traditional game and big events regularly conducted in Indonesia, including Agustusan held by schools, offices, and institutions in different regions
Summary
Indonesia is a country popular for its diversity and large number of cultures, where every region owns different cultures. Diversity is part of intellectual and cultural property of the cultural heritage that should be preserved (Dokhi et al, 2016). It is a responsibility for the society to preserve the existed cultural diversity, while the role of the youth in inheriting the local culture that would be a power for the existence of the local culture itself in the globalization era is highly expected (Nahak, 2019). A traditional game becomes a game that owns an original characteristic of a region that is adjusted with the culture of the region. The traditional game in Indonesia is a culture in which the existence
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