The Taipei city government hosted an Indonesian culture festival at Daan Forest Park Sunday to honor migrant workers and new immigrants from Indonesia.
台北市政府二十五日在大安森林公園主辦印尼文化節，向來自印尼的外勞和新移民致敬。
Hundreds of Indonesian workers, caregivers and spouses of local citizens decked out in folk costumes or stylish outfits attended the event held in the city's largest park.
數以百計的印尼勞工、照護員和本地民眾的配偶，一身民族服飾或時髦的行頭參加了在全市最大的公園舉行的此次活動。
Famous Indonesian pop singer Rossa and several Indonesian rock bands performed at the event to make the participants feel at home, said Tsai Pei-chen, head of the Foreign Workers Consultation Service Center under the city's Bureau of Labor Affairs.
北市勞工局外勞諮詢服務中心主任蔡佩臻說，印尼著名流行歌手羅薩和幾個印尼搖滾樂團在活動中演出，讓參加的人有賓至如歸的感覺。
The Indonesian pop vocalists also led the audience in performing traditional Indonesian dances "Barong" and "Poco-Poco."
印尼流行歌手也帶領觀眾跳印尼的傳統舞蹈「巴龍」和「波可波可」。
Su Yin-guei, director of the city's Bureau of Labor Affairs, took part in a skit in which an Indonesia bride performed a body-cleansing ritual to symbolize wiping away bad luck and ushering in good fortune.
勞工局長蘇盈貴也參與演出祈福話劇，劇碼是印尼新娘的婚前潔身祝福儀式，象徵洗去厄運、帶來幸福。
Hartutik, who uses only one name -- as is customary in Indonesia -- and who attended the event with the young son of her employer, said she was pleased to see the performances of traditional Indonesian singing and dancing.
帶著雇主兒子一同出席的哈杜堤表示，很高興看到家鄉傳統歌舞的演出。她的名字只用一個字，這是印尼慣例。
Nurenih, who has been in Taipei for two years, said her employer offered her a day off from work Sunday so that she could attend the event.
來台已兩年的努梨尼說，老闆今天特別准假，讓她可以參加這項活動。
Taipei now has about 23,000 Indonesian workers.
台北市目前擁有大約23,000名印尼外勞。
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