10 Unique Traditional Ceremony of the Island of the Gods, Bali

Bali is an interesting place, where there is a lot of cultural richness within the local Balinese community. Balinese culture is widely packed as a cultural attraction that is very popular by the wider community.

People from abroad come to Bali too just to enjoy and learn about the series of traditional ceremonies owned by the people of Bali. So no wonder if so one of the goals they come to Bali is because of a unique custom ceremony, where they can witness themselves directly even there to be involved in it.

10 Unique Traditional Ceremony of the Island of the Gods, Bali

Here is a variety of 10 unique traditional ceremonies of Bali. What are these unique traditional ceremonies? Let's look at the description below! Cekidot!

1. Ngaben ceremony

Ngaben ceremony is a funeral ceremony in Bali. When people have died for Balinese people must be purified by fire media that is burned to ashes. Only then the ashes of burning corpses are dilarung in rivers or oceans. The purpose of this burning ceremony is the purification of elements of the soul and body that must be done by the people of Bali.

This ceremony is also to mengikhlaskan families who died by the deceased. Lots of tourists who come to see this Ngaben procession.

2. The Burial Ceremony of the Bodies at Trunyan

Trunyan village is known to have a unique tradition, where the ceremony to bury the dead bodies of the dead enough digeletakkan around trees in the forest near their village. Tree in here just not tree but this is taru tree and menyan that able to issue enzyme and smell of fragrant, so that when corpses of people who have died when placed around the tree will not smell bad, even smell of fragrant. Miraculous is not it? Hehehe

3. Ngurek ceremony

Ngurek ceremony is almost similar to debus where the actors involved in this ceremony must pierce his body by using a dagger. The purpose of this Ngurek ceremony is the human must be convinced with God Almighty, when man has been convinced to be born in the spirit then there will be help in the form of grace and blessing from the Power to man. No wonder if many who think Ngurek ceremony is similar to debus.

4. Melasti Ceremony

Melasti ceremony is a ceremony of purification of human and life where before Nyepi Day must be done by praying and praying by the beach. The elements of evil and bad from humans will be discarded and dilarung into the ocean.

Melasti ceremony is a ceremony that serves to purify the human who always has sin because humans are not perfect creatures, people often make mistakes and mistakes and even sin so Melasti Ceremony is indeed done for that purpose. So humans will be reborn cleanly both soul and body back post Melasti ceremony is done.

5. Omed - Omedan Ceremony

This ceremony is called Omed - Omedan because the word means attracting each other. In the core activities of Omed - Omedan Ceremony, the participants who are involved in the ceremony attract each other and are appointed to kiss each other - a kiss.

The one who has the right to do this kissing tradition is the man who was picked up by the other with the woman who was picked up by the others. This tradition is done for the purpose of hospitality, joy together, and to reject the reinforcements and disaster for the people who believe it. Well kinda seronok hehehe.

6. Mepandes ceremony

This Mepandes ceremony is a Balinese traditional ceremony performed for human self-cleansing where 6 canine teeth on the human jaw that began to mature leveled or filed flat.

The goal is to eliminate the bad and evil elements symbolized by the six canines possessed by the man before his age into adulthood. Expected by the existence of traditional ceremonies like this man will always do good where they will escape from the temptation so that crime can be minimized early on.

7. Tumpek Landep Ceremony

The Tumpek Landep ceremony is a Balinese traditional ceremony where weapons and equipment owned by the Balinese people are purified by offerings and prayers where, after being gathered and blessed by traditional leaders, it is hoped that the weapons and tools of society can be used properly and capable of bringing blessings in daily life - days from the owner of the weapon and the equipment.

Usually the collection of weapons and equipment of the community is done at the temple where it is chosen as a proper and sacred location for the giving of blessings to their weapons and their daily tools.

8. Mesuryak ceremony

Mesuryak ceremony is a tradition of Balinese traditional ceremonies where performed by throwing money upwards after Galungan day, precisely held on the day of Brass or 10 days after Galungan day.

The purpose of this ceremony is offering or providing supplies to the ancestors of Balinese society which on the day of Galungan they came down to earth to bless their children and grandchildren, and returned to nirvana on the day of Kuningan.

9. Pandan War Ceremony

This ceremony is also called Mekare - kare where the people involved in each other hit the pandan leaves spiked one with the other to be dedicated and addressed to the Indra's god which is the God of War for the people of ancient Bali.

In this ceremony the perpetrators of the ceremony strangely do not feel pain because of pandanus spines even though blisters and bleeding because after the ceremony after they will be treated and purified also by the customary leaders and pastors who led the ceremony.

10. Megibung Ceremony

This ceremony is a form of togetherness and kinship of the Balinese community where people are gathered to eat together in one container. The purpose of this ceremony is the relationship between citizens with a sense of togetherness where the citizens who attend are required to eat together with one container of the same.

This is where a sense of togetherness and kinship and familiarity of the citizens formed. The exciting tradition of eating together is indeed often seen and found in the people of Bali, where sometimes the tourists are also invited to eat together. So it's not just seeing guys.

These are 10 unique traditional ceremonies of Balinese people.

The series of traditional ceremonies are a legacy of the ancestors of Balinese society which are performed for a particular purpose by remembering God Almighty will give blessing and grace to the parties who do.

Each ceremony has noble values ​​that must be understood by all involved and watching people. Exclamation not a review this time? So long ago. Regards.