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| Monday, September 29, 2008 |
| Galungan Day |
Bali has been recognized for its rich cultural heritage that has their roots of Hinduism (especially Hindu Balinese). One of the most celebrated ceremonies is Galungan and Kuningan Days. Galungan always falls on the Wednesday in the week of Dungulan in the Balinese Wuku calendar. Mean while, Kuningan falls on the Saturday, ten days later.
On the Monday prior to Galungan, the women are frying up the rice cakes that are used in the offerings. Then, on Tuesday before Galungan there is the most tradition that hindush people make a tradional food such as Lawar and sate in the afternoon after they mad traditional food they decorated penjor. Penjor is a tower that made of bamboo this is symbolies of way for pry to the god that live in mountain.
In 2007, Galungan falls on June, 27 and Kuningan, on July, 7. Philosophically Galungan celebrates the victory of dharma (justice or truth) over adharma (injustice or deception). According to the legend, there was once lived an arrogant king named Maya Denawa from Bedulu in Bali’s mountainous interior.
Maya Denawa believed that he was more powerful than the gods, which angered Shiva. And so the god Indra was sent down to earth to kill him. A battle between god Indra’s troops and Maya Denawa’s troops are unavoidable. God Indra and his troops won the battle. People commemorate this victory as Galungan. |
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