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Festival and Special Events |
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Festivals are important
features of Balinese Life. Most of these ceremonies occur on
fixed dates within the Balinese calendar that is based upon
a cycle 210days. Some of these festivals are anniversary
celebrations of temples. Many are lifecycle ceremonies that
begin at conception and continue at major stages of an
individual's life, ending only with his cremation and
subsequent installation as a defined ancestor in his family
temple |
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The provincial government
of Bali tries to maintain an preserve every aspect of
Balinese cultural life by sponsoring annual festival that
emphasize the importance of the arts. The best known of these
events is the Bali Art Festival that held mid June to mid
July each year. The art festival featuring exhibitions of
various kinds, cultural achievement, a kite festival and
many other activities |
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Galungan and Kuningan |
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Galungan is the most
important holyday. This symbolizes the victory of virtue
(dharma) over evil (adharma). On Galungan every family puts
a "Penjor" a tall bamboo pole, placed on the right side of
the entrance to the house compound. Each Penjor is decorated
with a woven coconut leaves, fruit, cakes, flowers and other
the gifts of nature. People attire themselves in their
finest traditional clothing and jewels to wear to their
temple and over thanks. |
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Kuningan holyday takes
place ten day after Galungan, bringing the holyday period to
a close. On this day, special ritual ceremonies are held for
the ancestral spirits |
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Nyepi |
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This important day is the Balinese
Lunar New Year called "Saka" New Year. It is a day
of total silent through the island. No physical
activity is allowed, there can no be traffic at all
on the roads, no fire may be lit and no amusement
held all day long until next morning. Great
purification and sacrificial rites are held the day
before Nyepi so as to exorcise evil spirits from
every corner of the village. Nyepi falls usually in
March to early April |
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Pagerwesi |
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The name literally means "iron
fence", on this day ceremonies and prayers are held
for strong metal and spiritual defense in welcoming
Galungan holyday |
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**Source of knowledge from
Bali Government Tourism Office |
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