Pasar malam

[4] The pasar malam may be held in a fixed location or itinerant, offering a variety of products such as street food, snacks, desserts, produce, apparel, accessories, handmade crafts, houseware, gadgets, toys, knick-knacks, and ornaments at cheap or reasonable prices.The most notable one is Pasar Gambir, a night market fair held in 1906 and yearly from 1921 until the outbreak of World War II in 1942, in the Koningsplein, Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Merdeka Square, Jakarta, Indonesia) to celebrate the birthday of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.[7] In Java, especially in the Javanese royal cities Yogyakarta and Surakarta, the grand week-long pasar malam is usually held annually during the Sekaten festival to celebrate Mawlid, or the birthday of Muhammad.Today, several kecamatan (districts) in Jakarta and also other provinces in Indonesia, hold weekly pasar malam, usually every Saturday night in a nearby alun-alun square, open fields, or marketplaces.Some of the most notable ones include: In Malaysia, Pasar Malam is normally set as a temporarily closed street for vehicles and open for pedestrians from evening until late night weekly.[14] Present-day pasar malams are organised at specific locations on a temporary lease, usually before festive occasions such as Lunar New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, and Deepavali.
People bargaining in a traditional Indonesian pasar malam in Rawasari , Central Jakarta , Indonesia.
Pasar Malam in Batavia, Dutch East Indies , period 1900–1940
Ferris wheel at Pasar Malam in Pamekasan, East Java
Gadong Night Market
Pasar malam during the day at Jurong East , Singapore; the crowds usually appear during the night
Pasar malam in Seri Kembangan , Selangor , Malaysia
Music performance in Pasar Malam Besar 2006, The Hague
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