Calendar of Events in Bali
In addition to the processions of cultural and religious rituals of
daily life, of course. Temple festivals
occur all year round. The Odalan, for example, is the
anniversary festival of a temple. Given the number of temples in
Bali, you can practically find an Odalan every day. And on every
Odalan, elaborately prepared offerings are presented to the gods and
the goddesses, and nightly performances of ritual dances or wayang kulit, accompanied by the
brilliant sound of a gamelan
orchestra, gather the young and the old of the village.
Here are 1997 events. Remember,
Balinese indigenous calendar system,
the Pawukon year, cycles every 210 days.
Calendar of Events: 1996 * 1995.
Tumpek Uduh/Pengatag:
25 Jan 97, 23 Aug 97
- Celebrating plants
so that they grow healthily and yield a lot of
harvest.
- Coma Paing Warigadian:
27 Jan 97, 25 Aug 97
- Presenting offerings for Sang Hyang Widhi/Batara Brahma
at the Merajan/Sanggar Kemulan, Paibon
- Anggara Kasih Julungwangi:
4 Feb 97, 2 Sep 97
- Praying for well-being
to Sang Hyang Widhi at the Sanggar Agung/Pemerajaan
presenting: canang
offering, water and incense.
- Sugian Jawa: 13 Feb 97, 11 Sep 97
- A day of cleansing and praying, while
presenting canang
offering, water and incense at the Pemerajan/Paibon,
Panti, and Kahyangan.
- Sugian Bali: 14 Feb 97, 12 Sep 97
- The second day of cleansing and praying
for the purity of mind and self-control.
- Hari Penyekeban:
16 Feb 97, 14 Sep 97
- A day of self-control, self-restraint, and
introspection, because this is the day
that the evil power of Sang Kala Tiga/Buta Galungan.
- Penyajaan Galungan:
17 Feb 97, 15 Sep 97
- Preparing for Galungan, with emphasis still
on self-control and restraint to keep cleanliness of
thoughts, words, and actions.
- Penampahan Galungan:
18 Feb 97, 16 Sep 97
- Presenting offering to keep the evil spirit away,
as well as slaughtering animals for the Galungan
feast and raising the
Penjor
with its decorations in front of every house.
- Galungan: 19 Feb 97, 17 Sep 97
- Considered the most important day in a Balinese life, Galungan
commemorates the world's creation and the victory of good over evil.
Elaborate offerings decorate every temple and festive ceremonies are held
throughout the island.
- Manis Galungan: 20 Feb 97, 18 Sep 97
- Praying to close the Galungan celebration.
Also a good time to visit friends and relatives
who are celebrating Galungan.
- Pemaridan Guru: 22 Feb 97, 20 Sep 97
- Praying and presenting offerings to ask for
blessings to have the will power of goodness
for the community.
- Pemacekan Agung: 24 Feb 97, 22 Sep 97
- Praying for Sang Hyang Widhi,
presenting canang.
In the afternoon, offerings are also presented to
the evil power of Sang Kala Tiga/Panca Maha Buta.
- Penampahan Kuningan: 28 Feb 97, 26 Sep 97
- Slaughtering animals for Kuningan
- Kuningan and Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan:
1 Mar 97, 27 Sep 97
- Another very important day celebrated in Bali.
People throughout the island present offerings and pray
for blessings from Sang Hyang Widhi.
- Buda Kliwon Pahang:
26 Mar 97, 22 Oct 97
- The end of the Galungan to Kuningan festivity period.
Offerings are presented to thank Sang Hyang Widhi,
because all the activities of
Galungan and Kuningan have gone well.
- Tumpek Krulut:
5 Apr 97, 1 Nov 97
- The day of songs and music. The gamelan orchestras in the village temples
and banjars will all come to live after the offerings are
presented.
- Pekiyisan/Melasti Segara: 6
Apr 97
- Cleansing of all equipment needed in religious rituals.
- Tilem Kesanga:
8 Apr 97
- The day of cleansing of the entire world in preparation
of the New Year. The evening is filled with the
joyous noise of New Year's Eve; everyone in every house
in every village is encouraged to light up torches
and to hit on gongs and metals to make celebratory noises.
- Nyepi:
9 Apr 97
- The day celebrated throughout Bali as New Year's Day,
celebrated by meditation and self-reflection in an
environment without even a trace of electricity.
Please close the curtain.
- Ngembak Gani:
10 Apr 97
- The end of the Nyepi celebration. This is
the day to visit friends and families to forgive
and be forgiven.
- Tumpek Kandang:
10 May 97, 6 Dec 97
- Celebrating animals by praying to Sang Hyang Widhi
so that they are healthy.
- Tumpek Wayang and Kajeng Kliwon
Enyitan:
14 Jun 97
- The day of the arts, especially
wayang (shadow puppets)
with offerings presented to Sang Hyang Isuara.
- Buda Cemeng Kulawu:
18 Jun 97
- Offerings and prays to the Betara Rambut Sedana,
asking for blessings and
good luck at work.
- Pengeredenan Day:
4 Jul 97
- Preparing for Saraswati Day
- Saraswati Day:
5 Jul 97
- The day of knowledge. Thanking God that knowledge is His utmost
blessings.
- Banyu Pinaruh:
6 Jul 97
- This is the day to clean oneself with water that has been
blessed with incense, followed by eating Saraswati offerings
as the sign of the embodiment of knowledge.
- Coma Ribek:
7 Jul 97
- The day to pray to Dewi Sri,
the goddess of rice, for wealth.
- Sabuh Mas:
8 Jul 97
- Presenting offerings to Betara Mahadewa for
His blessings in the form of
gold, silver, and other worldly wealth.
- Pagerwesi:
9 Jul 97
- Presenting offerings to Sang Hyang Pramesti Guru,
for his blessing of the
balance and strength of the world and its creatures.
- Tumpek Landep:
19 Jul 97
- War equipment day. Offerings are offered to Sang Hyang Pasopati,
asking Him to bless the war equipment.