Wear Batik on your Happy Privilege. "

The term comes from the Javanese Batik, Amba, which means writing and nitik.
Batik is a high valued handicraft and art is one of the many cultures of Indonesia. In the past batik work is done by women of many, especially in Java. This job requires precision, patience and of course the taste of high art. At first batik work is done the traditional way ie using the canting writing tools and materials as the night (a kind of wax for batik). With this traditional technique, a piece of batik cloth can be done for 2-3 months.

Along with technological development, many batik work using modern equipment, although a traditional batik making was still done. So dikenalah with
batik term. With these tools easier, the batik work is no longer just belong to women. And even this work becomes faster and only take about 2-3 days.

Various hues of batik patterns now that we know of them Batik Solo, Batik Yogyakarta, Pekalongan Batik, Batik Parangtritis, Batik Malaysia, and other batik making more widely known, both in Indonesia, Southeast Asia even the world. Batik was first introduced to the world by President Suharto in Konferesi while attending the United Nations.
And recently the UNESCO recognizes Indonesian batik as the world's cultural heritage. With this recognition certainly would be easier Batik is known of its origins, ie Indonesia.

Of course, as the Indonesian people proud of this fact and shall keep and preserve it. With wear batik on your happy privilege.
Today not a few instances offices and schools are already adopting batik as part of their uniforms.
At the official state events, wedding receptions and other batik clothing that is not familiar to wear, because most of us are proud to wear it.

In fact (because I can award from Sister Elly in Palembang) Sriwijaya FC Football team - Palembang on last season (2008-2009) already promote the patterned batik costume design, as shown next picture. (See the shoulder and arm patterned batik)


Hopefully, with the UNESCO awards and recognition for it makes us more loving and more loved Indonesian cultural products in the country.