Ngelawang is a sacred dance that must be conducted to exorcize evil spirits and danger, so that human life will be safer and peaceful. Old literature tells that Goddess Uma was cursed by Bhatara Guru to fall down to the world and became Goddess Durga, spreading diseases and natural disasters to human life. “Nglawang” was taken from the word “lawang” (door). In Balinese language, it means the show or performance that move from one house to another house, or from one village to another village. Continue reading “Ngelawang, a sacred dance performed after Galungan or Kuningan day” »

Bali island has many unique culture that can make you impressed. One of them is mekotek in Munggu Village. In the heyday of the Kingdom of Mengwi, namely in the seventeenth century, the ancestral population of the village known as the warrior kingdom Munggu Mengwi very difficult. Then, to honor their ancestors as a soldier of war and to ward off evil spirits as well as disease,

every afternoon on the Feast of Brass, the locals usually hold a ritual ceremony called Makotek. Mekotek is a ritual that uses wood usually means the most widely used of the type pulet played together to celebrate the victory of dharma (virtue).

The ceremony starts from the Temple Puseh and then followed by circling around the Village area Munggu performed by members of the community by bringing together the ritual equipment and a long wooden stick which represents a weapon of war.

The dry season in the Seraya village – Karangasem is not over. The rain hasn’t shown signs of going down. This condition is very unfortunate for the people in the village of Seraya. They want to feel the rain even in the dry areas. Especially for those who work as farmers. Eventually, the villagers held a meeting to perform a sacred tradition that may overcome this problem. The results of the meeting, there is an idea to perform a ritual called Gebug Ende. Continue reading “Gebug Ende, the sacred tradition of the seraya village” »

Tenganan is one of several ancient villages in Bali, the so-called “Bali Aga”. The village is situated in the district of Bali’s most eastern province could be in the travel Hannya to 45 minutes from downtown Denpasar. Tenganan is a village that still retains the customary rules as the cornerstone of life in society. we can feel when we walk into the village area surrounded by stone walls that limit this village.
Continue reading “Perang Pandan, traditional performances of Tenganan community” »