Gebug Ende ( Rattan War )

Karangasen regency has a many uniquely and interest thing characterized "war", such as Fire war, Jempana War, Banana Skin war, Banana fruit war, Pandan war. All of this war held at a village in Karangasem regency area. One of the war held at dry season that is Gebug Ende ( Rattan War ). It's held between Oktober - November. This war held at Seraya village, with three area of this village there are The main area of Seraya Village, West and East Seraya, it take around 10 kilometers from Amlapura. 

Rattan war held by two person with Ende ( Shield ) and Rattan stick. Ende made from Cow Skin with 60 cm of diameters and put a frame. The rule in the fighting are all of the participant without shirt just use Balinese traditional cloth, that the reason, their body  will bleed. Gebug Ende held at the afternoon toward growing season. The local people believe if one of two participant was bleed, the rain will be start early. In sum this war held to ask a rain to the God. Rattan war also invite other people from other village like a people from Ujung Pesisi village, the people from this village come from Lombok, as we know Lombok also has a similar war like rattan war, this is peresean.

The ring of this war just need 6 m2. the referee of this war called Juru Kembar. The referee will divide the player based on their body and age. Before held the fighting, referee will held a example fight for give a spirit to players. usually the players will drink tuak ( traditional drink) before held a fighting. The rule of this war are players prohibited heat under stomach and hug each other. One fighting held around 10 minutes. the spectator will chose the winner.

Mekotekan Ceremony

Mekotekan ceremony is an unique ceremony held on Munggu village, Badung regency. It's held 10 days after Galungan day, exactly at Kuningan days on Balinese lunar calender. It's held at main village temple in Munggu.  It's held by 12 Banjar ( Gathering hall ) in this village, all of the participant are a boy with Balinese traditional cloth. This ceremony used a wooden stick, it's around 3 - 4 meters. All of the participant will meet each other at the temple and make a unite of this stick like month shapes. The sound of stick will heard "tek-tek-tek" , it's a reason to taken the names of this ceremony be " Mekotekan Ceremony ". On the one time if the month shapes is ready, one of the participant will climb to the top of month shape, some time they will fall to the road, but they won't be angry, just smile and happiness will see in this ceremony.

Mekotekan in story.

This ceremony held 6 month in one time since 1934. but after 1946 the Munggu village conserve this ceremony after the local people without a disease and disaster. Long time ago at the free time, the local people hanging their stick and the dutch, see like a fighting. Year by year the spear used change be  stick. it's held at kuningan day because it's a instruction from the king of mengwi there is Cokorda Made Munggu. but if this ceremony not implemented by the local people, believe or not Munggu village will full with disease and disaster. 

Ngusaba Guling ( a thousand suckling pig )

Ngusaba guling ceremony ( a hundred suckling pig ) is a unique ceremony held in the eastern part of Bali.exactly in Timbrah village Karangasem regency. It's held based on the calculation of Balinese lunar calendar, exactly on 420 days on one time or " Sukra Pon Kewulu " on Balinese lunar calendar.  Ngusaba guling same with the other Ngusaba at the other place in Bali. it's held at Pura Dalem ( cemetery temple ) in own village, but is has a different with the offering.

Offering is a symbolize of a word thanks you to the God. This ceremony can be unique ceremony because all of the family make a offering with a suckling pig and bring them to the temple. Timbrah is located around 5 Km from Amlapura city. Timbrah village has around 1200 patriarch. In the first, this ceremony held with simplicity ,spiritual, and kinship.

Long time ago not a lot of the Balinese people get they best income. When this ceremony held at the one of a village, they has their lucky, the rich people must give a offering ( a part of suckling pig ) to them. This relation doing a many times, year by year. Sometime the condition of some people won't just accept the offering, this condition make they be lazy every times and just wait the gift from the other people. No body know , when is the first time Timbrah village held this ceremony but this ceremony still held until to day. The name of this ceremony taken from the kind of offering that is suckling pig so it's make to be Ngusaba Guling ( a thousand suckling pig ).

Bali Kite Festival

The Bali Kite Festival is an annual international kite festival held in July in Padang Galak area, Sanur Beach, Bali. Traditional giant kites (4 metres in width and almost 10 metres in length) are made and flown competitively by teams from the villages (banjar) of Denpasar. The event is a seasonal religious festival intended to send a message to the Hindu Gods to create abundant crops and harvests.The teams consist of about 70 to 80 people, each team with its own Gamelan (Traditional Balinese Instrument ), flag bearers and flyers.

The Bali Kite festival has many kind of kite, such as Bebean (fish-shaped), Janggan (bird-shaped) and Pecukan (leaf-shaped) are three traditional kites flown during this kite festival. The kites are flown by teams of 10 or more adult kite fliers. The Bebean is the largest kite, and looks like a broad-mouthed, split-tailed fish. The Janggan form has a broad flowing cloth tail that can reach more than 100 metres in length. The Pecukan requires the most skill to fly, as its unstable form often tumbles towards the ground. Red, white and black are traditional colors used in the kite's designs. Each type of traditional kite has its own competition, with heats of 10 teams vying for the best launch and longest flight. Sometimes the kites come down over the adjacent rice paddies, and the team members have to dash through the paddy to rescue the kite before it lands in the water.

A competition is also held for 'New Creation' (kreasi baru) kites which may include detailed three-dimensional figures representing the Hindu Gods or sponsorship kites. Traditional and new creation kites are constructed from bamboo and cotton cloth. In the dry season of June through August, the winds blow continually from east to west in most of Indonesia. Balinese children and adults fly kites in the vacant rice paddies during this period. A gamelan orchestra plays music throughout the festival. The festival attracts many tourists and international kitefliers, along with many local spectators.

Melasti Ceremony

Melasti ceremony is an unique tradition held in Bali, this ceremony held 3 days before the silent day. The Melasti ceremony has the other name such as Melis or Mekilis. In this ceremony Balinese people going to the beach and take a pray at the beach, the purpose of this ceremony to purify themself from the bad spirit and trow it at the sea. This ceremony are held before do the Tapa Brata at silent day. Besides do the worship, this ceremony has the other purpose such as to clean and purify all thing of temple equipment and thna the temple equipment bring to the beach but before that the temple equipment be appointed and surrounded the village area, and next it will be bring to the sea, lake, ocean, river. 

The Melasti ceremony held for do the worship face to the ocean, all of the participant must use the balinese cloth with white color. After the ceremony, all of the temple equipment bringing back to the great temple of village. This ceremony divides based on the location, If the ceremony held on the capital city, it names will be Tawur ceremony, if it held on town ( regency ) , it names will be Panca Kelud ( Five Kelud ), if it in sub-district, it names will be Panca Sanak ( Five Sanak ) and next at village , it names will be Panca Sata ( Five Sata )and on Banjar (gathering place ) it will be Ekasata and in their house hed Natar ceremony.

Meaning of Melasti ceremony is a self-cleaning process of human, nature and objects that is considered sacred to the sacred back to perform prayers and an entry to Hyang Widhi (God Almighty), through the intermediary of the water of life (sea, lakes, rivers), with the throw out  that all is lost and the sacred dirt back. The ceremony is also aimed begged Hindu God that Hindus were given the power to carry out a series of silent day. This ceremony are complete with offering to the symbolize of 3 Hindus God's there are Winsu, Siva and Brahma.