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Meaning of Galungan day in Bali community


Galungan is a sacred ceremony that gives spiritual strength to be able to distinguish where the life force coming from and where from budhi adharma atma is the voice of truth (dharma) in human beings.

The series activities of Galungan

Galungan is a feast of Hindu people in Bali are held every six months, so there are two times in a year Galungan celebration day. In Lontar Sunarigama Galungan Day has a lot of series of activities before or since, among others:

Sugihan Jawa Day
Sugihan Jawa celebrated on Wage Wrhaspati Wuku Sungsang, six days before Galungan. Implementation of this ceremony is to clean all the equipment and ceremonies in their respective holy places. Sugihan Jawa is a celebration with prayers for Hindu Majapahit and mostly descendants of Hindus in Bali. Continue reading “Meaning of Galungan day in Bali community” »

October 9, 2011   No Comments