Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Banana Wars

Some young people be naked breasts are in action in the banana war ritual. The tradition of war or ordinary banana that called mesabatan biu in order to select a chairman and vice chairman Seka Teruna (village youth groups). Banana war is conducted to test the mental discipline and the candidate.

War does not always have a meaning as a climax of a feud that makes someone died. Perang Pisang is a symbol of tradition that people Tenganan War Pandan, Karangasem regency, east of Bali. They be naked chest and put on cloth "kemben" and "udeng" (turban). Weapons that they bring arrows and swords are not real, except coconut and two bunches of "kepok" bananas that brought raw on the shoulder of each. On the opposite edge, around 200 meters, the two young people stand that also produce embank. Balinese "gamelan" played by the village elders in the atmosphere increase this tradition

The tradition of banana war or ordinary called mesabatan biu was selected chairman and vice chairman Seka Teruna (village youth groups), also carried out to test the mental discipline and the second candidate.

Tradition Baliaga
Tenganan a village around 60 km to the east from Denpasar City was held from the time of King Bedahulu, before Bali was defeated by Majapahit in the XIV century. This village was burned in the great 1841 to regulation indigenous village destroyed all participate burned. After the fire, the leader of the village to the then King of Karangasem and King of Klungkung to ask for the new regulations in the village. The regulations is called Awing-awing.

Unique can be found in the Tenganan village compared others such as the custom house exactly in line with each other and three village hall still survive until now. Not only that, in the village is also maintained with the offspring of marriage between people of the village. While the economic system are still traditional. Income of the villagers still use the barter system among the citizens, whether it be produce, products such as handicrafts plaited bamboo, carvings, and the most famous cloth is geringsing. One more, villagers also did not observe Nyepi Day is often the people in the Hindu Bali.

Party Megibung
The war of banana ended with a megibung (eat together in one place) in the Pura Bale Agung followed all villagers, including students and children. They all sit around and typical food jar containing white water that has been previously prepared by the mother and taruni (young woman) village. In addition to the hostility between the youth village, tradition megibung this work to give all that God has given and transmit the teachings of tolerance and togetherness to the ceremony to the children


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