REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MAGELANG -- At least 16 ambassadors of countries friendly to Indonesia will attend "Gerebeg Getuk," the final ceremony of the 1,109th anniversary celebration of Magelang City, Central Java province, next Sunday.

"The ambassadors have confirmed their participation in the event. While some of them will send their ambassadors, the others will send vice-ambassadors, delegations, and diplomats. They will join this year's Gerebeg Getuk," Chief of the Youth, Sport, Culture, and Tourism Office of Magelang City Hartoko said here on Thursday.

According to Hartoko, some of the countries that have confirmed to send their representatives are Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Armenia, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Ecuador, Zimbabwe, Germany, England, the US, Libya, India, China, and Cuba.

Based on the Mantyasih inscription, Magelang will celebrate the city's anniversary on April 11. The Magelang administration started the event years ago by holding a "Gerebeg Getuk" procession in Magelang City Square. "Getuk" is a sweet meal made from cassava, and some Magelang people will scramble for a "getuk" pile.