milk_fish_auction.htm

Sidoarjo is a name of regency at East Java Indonesia. The regency is not far from Surabaya the capital city of East Java Indonesia. It will take 20 minutes from Juanda International AirPort. Taxi can take you to the Sidoarjo that so popular with Industry city. Many big industries and small medium enterprise centre; make many urban willing to come there to look for job.
Population of Sidoarjo tend to grow because of not failure of family planning, but many population from others regency are so interested to come there.
There are around 1.600.000 persons in the end of 2005. The majority of populations are farmer of coastal pond.
Milkfish and lobster become icon of this regency since the production of milkfish and lobster tend to grow. However many farmers are successful to export their product to Japan and Europe . To motivate the farmers in order enhance their knowledge and improve their product of milkfish, the regency become to have an idea to held milkfish auction.
The festivals itself always take place between on March up to April every year. This festival always happen is the same as Maulid Nabi, the Javanese always say Mauludan.
The farmers of coastal pond spend many years to take care one of their milkfish in order to be greater and greater.
The milkfish belong to Mr. Sulthoni became the winner on April festival 2006. His milkfish had weight 8,1 kg, long 88,1 cm, wide 21,5 cm. He have been taking care his milkfish since 1998, almost eight years. The Regent of Sidoarjo gave him money and motorcycle. To take the milkfish need patient, passion and, carefully. Sulthoni commented some day.
Before the festival would come, the committee of milkfish would visit the farmers to the coastal pond. One by one, the milkfish compared with others that have registered to the festival. It did measure, weight, wide and long. To avoid the milkfish would die, because it should bring out from the water. The committee should do as quickly as possible, and after that the milkfish would release to the water again. Of course, there are many competitors to join this festival. The committee should make decision to choose three candidates to follow the festival.
The auction itself usually takes place at night. Three candidate of the winner should take a tour along the main street so that public would see them. The public would consider who would be the winner.
Many invitations would send to entrepreneurs, high position officers, religious people. Because the auction held at open space, so public would come without invitation. They are always dance cheerfully with dangdut music.
The milkfish auction began around 10 pm; high public officer position began to open with low price and then religious people would follow. The emotion would come when the entrepreneur’s community joined the auction. Louder speaking and yell came to motivate in order to add price value. Assemble of money would give to orphanages, mosque building.

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