Azlan Othman
The ‘Traditional Games Festival’ is currently being held to mark International Museums Day 2023 at the Brunei Energy Hub Dermaga Diraja.
The festival, which showcases traditional games played in the country, will be open tomorrow until the end of the month, except for May 26 when it will be closed.
The first day of the festival began yesterday, and was visited by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Nazmi bin Haji Mohamad.
The minister handed over tokens of appreciation to contributors of kites, bronzes, traditional attire and other displays to the Museums Department.
The festival, themed, ‘Conserving Our Traditional Games’, hopes to educate the public on the heritage while also embracing Bruneian core values.
The festival has introductions on traditional games that are seldom played, exhibitions as well as vendors selling arts and handicrafts.
Some of the games on showcase include giant-sized pasang games, keretakirikan benang, kuit, kayu tiga, gatah berturus, salok-salokan, gasing pelajau, rising, simban, main gajah and kirut-kirut siding.
The festival is open to the public from 9am to 5pm.
