Welcoming the King and Looking for Profit

The merchants from Gorontalo, came to seize the great business opportunity due to the big celebration.

KOMPAS/KRISTIAN OKA PRASETYADI

A motorcyclist crosses a Christmas cage installation set up in Tikala, Manado, North Sulawesi, Friday (9/12/2022).

News spread from the east about a port city, Manado, which would hold a big celebration. The colorful lights installed by residents illuminated the whole city, making the wet December nights after the rain more and more serene. Reportedly, all of the activities were to be held to welcome the birth of the king.

So, about a month before the birth, the merchants departed from Gorontalo, the peninsula area on the north side of Tomini Bay, to Manado, the port city in the east. They came to seize the great business opportunity due to the big celebration.