Tumpek Wayang: The Lord of Puppets Celebrated Tumpek Wayang is a recurring rahinan, or special day, for the Balinese. It comes every 6 months and is always on a Saturday, but there is no specific date due to the differences in the Gregorian and Balinese calendars. Without going deeper into the complicated Balinese calendar, you […]
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Tumpek Kandang: The Holy Day for Animals Tumpek Kandang is a Balinese Holiday dedicated to Sang Hyang Rare Angon, the god of all cattle and livestock. Household animals, such as pigs, cows, ducks, and birds deserve extra attention on this day. The name of Tumpek Kandang is derived from two words, “Tumpek” meaning Saturday and
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Pengrupukan day One day before the Nyepi day is called Pengrupukan day Family member will walking around their compound bringing fire torch and make a lot of noise by kulkul (traditional bamboo bell). Pengerupukan is a ritual ceremony one day before silent day. Pengerupukan purpose ward off demons which symbolized by parading ogoh-ogoh around the
As Russia continues to build up soldiers on its border with Ukraine, Australia has ordered all remaining embassy workers in Kyiv to depart, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The evacuation comes after similar announcements from the US and Canada, and after a flurry of phone diplomacy failed to defuse rising regional tensions on Saturday.
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In announcing new sanctions on Thursday, the US accused Russia of recruiting current and former Ukrainian government officials in an attempt to seize control of the Ukrainian government. “Russia has directed its intelligence services to recruit current and former Ukrainian government officials in preparation for an occupying Russian force to take over the government of
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South Africa, the United Kingdom and Denmark are three of the countries where the Omicron variant is now surging, less than a month after it was first detected. The UK is seeking to vaccinate itself out of the crisis, with an accelerated campaign to give a third Covid-19 vaccine dose to all eligible adults by
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Due to a new surge in Covid-19 cases in South Africa, Johannesburg’s Rivers Church, a trendy Christian community for the city’s hip and spiritual, has suspended in-person services indefinitely. “We love and miss you, but please be safe,” the church’s senior pastor, Wilma Isabel Olivier, wrote on Instagram. An event popular with teenagers graduating from
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According to a senior defense official, the Pentagon will prioritize the construction of bases in Guam and Australia in order to better prepare the US military to counter China. The moves were prompted by the Defense Department’s global posture review, which President Joe Biden directed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to conduct shortly after taking
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Potong Gigi or tooth filling ceremony. The ceremony is symbolic for Balinese Hindu teenagers who are ready to pass into the world of maturity and adulthood. This ceremony is one of 11 coming-of-age ceremonies the Balinese recognize including the Birth Ceremony, the 3 months old ceremony, the marriage ceremony etc. In the Balinese language, this
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Tumpek Landep: ceremonies for metal objects in Bali Bali celebrates the holy day of Saniscara Kliwon Wuku Landep which occurs every 210 days, called Tumpek Landep. On this day, Hindu people make offerings and pray to God for their tools made of metals such as iron, bronze, gold etc. People ask for their safety from
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