Bali Festival and Special Event in Bali
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Festival as an important feature of the Balinese life occurs
on fixed dates according to the Balinese calender. Instead of
temple festivals take place mostly in every 210 days or every
six months, there are annual cycle and every six months celebrations
of holidays, life-cycle ceremonies of a Balinese since the time
inside the mother’s womb followed in stages up until marriage
and the most important of the Balinese ritual is that includes
funeral rites.
To maintain and preserve the every aspect of the Balinese cultural
life, and a long with the policy of the provincial government.
Annual festivals are regularly held such as : the annual Art Festival
usually takes place in every middle of the year with exhibitions
and performances of various kind of artworks and cultural achievements,
kite festival, and so on
Galungan
This is most important holiday symbolizing the victory of Virtue
(Dharma) upon Evil (adharma). The holiday is specialized by the
fitting of “penjor” a tall bamboo pole splendidly
decorated with woven young coconut, leaves, fruit, cakes, and
flowers on the right side of every house entrance. People are
attired in their finest clothes and jewel this day.
Kuningan
This holiday takes place ten days after Galungan, bringing
the holiday period to a closing time. On this day, special ritual
ceremony held for the ancestral spirits.
Nyepi
This holiday is the Balinese New Year called, Caka New Year,
the day of total silence throughout the island. No activity is
done, no traffic at all on the roads, no fire may be lit, and
no amusement held for daylong. Great purification and sacrificial
rites were held the day before so as to exorcize evil spirits
from every corner of the
house compound by doing purification ceremony called Tawur Kesangga which is done one day before Silence Day. This day called Pengerupukan Day. For detail about Nyepi New Year click
here
Saraswati
This day is devoted to God’s Manifestations as Dewi Saraswati,
the beautiful Goddess of Knowledge, Art and Literature. On this
day, books of know ledges, manuscripts and the Wedas are blessed
and special offerings are made for them. For more information about Saraswati Holiday, you can click this link.
Pagerwesi
The name literally means “iron fence” on which
day ceremonies and prayers are held for strong mental and spiritual
defence in welcoming the Galungan holiday.
