Siat Geni ( Fire War )

Siat Geni ( Fire War )

Bali is a unique island with a thousand of culture. On of them is Fire war, this war held one day before silent day. Nyepi ( silent day ) is a biggest ceremony in Bali, Silent day is a new year day in Balinese calender. The Fire Wars ceremony is a heritage that continues to be implemented for generations by Hindus in Bali to date. The purpose of fire war is for throw out the bad spirit from Balinese people body and public area. There are many way to throw out the bad spirit such as the a pray to the God until celebrate with a hundred participant.  The bad spirit described like great body, bulging eyes, and a long tongue protruding. As for the implementation of the Fire War, the weapon used is Coconut Fiber and Fire, Fire here in the sense of its meaningful symbol of courage and the courage we could throw out the bad spirits. The fire war start it with ceremony in temple, all of the participant must take a pray and get a holy water from the temple before do the fire war.

Siat Geni in Story 

According to the story other than to throw out the bad spirits, in ancient times an outbreak that resulted in a lot of people who died, to eliminate the outbreak held a ceremony starting reinforcements using flaming torches and appointed lift to all corners of the environment accompanied by cheers chanted fuel.

Completed the Fire War, the miracle happened. Plague that attacked be gone and can be resolved. Since the incident ceremony Fire War continues to be implemented by generations of indigenous culture and a tradition that must be guarded and preserved its existence.