Kites fly in the sky during the Jakarta International Kite Festival. Hundreds of participants from Indonesia and nine other countries took part in the event. Jakarta, Indonesia. Jakarta hosts numerous year round festivals and exciting events. Jakarta International Kites Festival is one of the most popular Indonesian festivals holding in Jakarta. It’s an annual festival holding in the month of July every year for duration of two days. Anyone who is interested in an authentic cultural experience may take flights to Jakarta and join this fair. The history of kites is interesting and can be traced long back into time. It was started in China and has become a traditional sport in many Asian countries including; India, Pakistan, Thailand, China, Korea and Japan. Each country has its own way of conducting this activity in accordance with that country’s cultural values, customs and religious beliefs. In some of the countries it is considered as sacred activity while for some others it’s just a sport. In Jakarta Kite Festival has been greatly contributing to Jakarta flights since last many years.

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This article sent by Nazia. She is a migrated Pakistani girl, she is currently living with her husband in Jakarta. When she comes to Pakistan she take Burga but during her stay in Jakarta she likes Jakarta international kites festival.

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