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- Melasti: The Purification of Universe
- Wednesday (10/4), exactly 3 days before the celebration of Nyepi, most of the Balinese Hindus would carry out the ?Melasti? procession as one of the series of rituals before the ultimate celebration of the Saka New Year. Through morning to sunset, the Hindus will flock on the beaches in all over Bali to purify the ?pratima? (sacred object to symbolize God)
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- Miraculous Turtle Cremation
- Bali is the Island of God!Believe it or not, there are two worlds for the people
in this island; the visible(sekala) and the invisible (niskala) ones. One of the
facts to prove this philosophy has been
happened recently, when some people found a big turtle with the approximately 2 meter length, 1.5 width, and 2 tons weight, at Klotok Beach of Klungkung Regency, on Sunday, June 23 at about 9.30pm.
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- Offerings in Bali
- Balinese offerings are the only aspect of this culture that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. At the same time, these offerings are exceedingly important in the everyday lives of the people. Let us see what offerings are and why they are of such importance.
Offerings, called banten in the Balinese language, are the tangible means by which Balinese Hindus communicate with spirits. Prayers, mantras, are the intangible means. What are these spirits?
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- Pagerwesi: ‘Iron Fence’ Against the Evil
- Pagerwesi derives from the word ‘pager’ meaning fence and ‘wesi’ meaning iron. It is celebrated every 210 days on Buda (Wednesday) Kliwon Sinta, according to Balinese calendar system. Philosophically, the name ‘iron fence’ refers to the strong barrier against the evil.
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- Saraswati Day
- Saraswati is a very special day devoted to Sang Hyang Aji Saraswati, the goddess of all knowledge and arts. The day will be celebrated in every temple in all over Bali Island on Saturday (9/2). The special day occurs on Saturday of the 30th week, i.e. the very last day of the Pawukon Calendar, a Balinese calendar System. The day is believed to be a holy day when Goddess Saraswati descends to Earth.
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- Tumpek Landep: A day to pay homage to Heirlooms
- Tumpek Landep derived from the words, Tumpek, i.e. Saturday of Kliwon and Landep, means ‘sharp’. During this day, the heirlooms, such as “kris” (wavy dagger) and other weapons, which being kept at the family temple are taken out for blessing to ensure the continued magical power, which bring good fortune upon the owners.
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