A Packages Bali Cultures Tours.

A Packages Bali Cultures Tours.

Article by I Made Rai Sukaja

Temple Festival and Ceremony

This Temple Festival are held throughout the year. Certain days are designated for special prayers. In Bali There are thousands of temples, every week we can found the temple festival and ceremony. The Balinese are happy to offer an offering, which are a sort of tax paid to the Gods on many different occasions; the giving imposes on the gods certain obligations to perform. These offerings may consist of pyramids of fruits, Balinese cakes, rice, flowers, money, roast chickens, and intricate contractions of cut out palm leaf.There are many main Events in Bali such as :

1. Galungan Holidays

Galungan Holidays comes every 210 days, according Balinese Calender regularly take place on wuku Dungulan on Buda kliwon. Galungan Holiday is like Christmas but without the tawdry commercialism. Galungan Holidays, the day commemorated as the victory of Darma ( Virtue ) againsts”Adharma”( Evil ) according to the history of ancient Bali. On this day, the entire island is brightened with festival and celebration, while ” Penjor”, the artiscally-decorated Bamboo pole is stuck at every house entrance, adorning the both side of the village-roads symbolizing welfare and properity.

2. Kuningan Holidays

THE SHIELD AND “KUNINGAN ( YELLOW ) DAYKuningan Festival that is celebrated traditionally would not be complete without using the symbolic of shield, that must be integrated as a means which with protecting ourselves from all of our enemy’s attacks. Who should be protected? It can be our ancestors who are enjoying “Suguhan Tumpeng( cone offering ) so that they are safe in their return journey to the heaven. It can be for ourselves in order to be safe from the enemy’s attack. We have just defeated evil process ( adharma ) and now celebrating the victory of Dharma ( goodness) on Galungan day.After 10 days have been busy celebrating the victory, now we need to protect ourselves still more strongly. The shield should be with us ready to use. To venerate the ancestors means inheritance, preserving their inheritance he takes a lot of form. There are many things about inheritance such as : heirloom, sword which is directly hand down to the generation for example: Keris, temple, holy books, custom, religion. We often forget how take care of which finally result miss fortune, such as : the sale of land to NON Balinese people. Here is the weakness of Balinese people while can not purify the shield.In addition, the protection over the collective inheritance is also weak. For instance the Sakenan Temple traditional environment has been seriously damage since the unity of Serangan island with mainland Bali. This Tour Included:

1. Sarong for going to temple ceremony. 2. A private car with English speaking guide. 3. Soft drinks ( 4 pieces) 4. Air-conditioning car

Please note: The Guest can not guarantee to go inner temple ceremony, in order to see the processing the temple ceremony, because the local law do not provide the guest to see it. But, We are guarantee to see the temple ceremony for sightseeing and taking the picture for Balinese which offer an offering

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