Pinang Climbing games, all the people of Indonesia should know by this activity, in each of August 17, has always held, he said to commemorate the spirit of the heroes of independence. But it appears from the dark side of the pole climbing history in Indonesia. If you ever watch the soap opera The Lord works Deddy Mizwar seekers, there is one scene where, one of the leaders want to hold the event Agustusan, there is a Rock proposes Penang, but the less the raw crude to the ground, is actually entertainment Pinang Climbing the Dutch invaded the United Nations Indonesia.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Pole climbing comes from the Dutch colonial past. pole climbing competition held by the Dutch when major events are being held as a celebration, weddings, and other follow-lain.yang race is indigenous people. Prizes are usually contested food such as cheese, sugar, and clothes like shirts, note because among the natives of this stuff as luxurious. while the natives took pains to seize the prize, the Dutch people watching, laughing. rules of this game has not changed since it first.
It is conceivable condition in the colonial period, while the citizens of Indonesia took pains to sweat profusely, the Dutch colonists and their families laughed heartily to see the suffering nation of Indonesia. And maybe this time, when the celebrations on August 17, they still laughed out loud, they saw that the culture for the purpose of insulting the nation of Indonesia, was actually in the preserve.
And this time of the game is to survive until now, have not questioned the history of this game, but there is also a culture that does not agree with this. If the history of pole climbing is so painful why should the preserve.