CEREMONY in BALI / MEKOTEK

Mekotek ceremony conducted with the goal begging safety. The ceremony is also known by the term ngerebek. Mekotek this is the heritage, cultural customs and traditions from generation to generation continues Hindus in Bali.In the beginning the ceremony was held to welcome the fleet Mekotek war passed Munggu who will go to the battlefield, as well as welcoming the troops to be victorious in the war Blambangan royal past.This ceremony formerly used spears made of iron. However, over the times and to avoid those who hurt so since 1948 began to be replaced by an iron spear spear of wood pulet. Spear the original preserved and kept in temples.Mekotek itself is derived from tap tap which is the sound of wood that are pitted against each other, causing the sound.The celebration ceremony Mekotek always done by villagers Munggu, District Mengwi, Badung regency, Bali, on every Hari Raya Brass. Aside from being a symbol of victory, Mekotek also an attempt to deny reinforcements to hit the village decades ago.At that celebration ceremony Mekotek banned by the Dutch colonial government in 1915 (Ida Bagus Gede Mahadeva) for fear of a revolt, but a result of the ban should not be holding the ceremony came Mekotek disease that can not be cured and many casualties. Then there was talks and eventually allowed to return, since that time there has never been another disaster.This ceremony was attended by about 2000 Makotek Munggu population consisting of 15 banjo on the streets from age 12 years to 60 years. They wear traditional clothes wearing only kancut middle and Udeng batik and bring wood selonjoran 2 meters have been skinned. At noon all participants gathered in a longitudinal Munggu Dalem temple. There thanksgiving ceremony that plantation agriculture for 6 months and all the effort is going well, after a series of ceremonies took place, overall participants marched towards the source of the water in the northern part of the village. Residents then divided into several groups. At each junction through which each group of 50 people will make a triangular shape combines timber until they are cone-shaped and spinning, prancing with gamelan accompaniment. At the exact moment a thought had the guts at the same time has professed would climb the pyramid and do attraction whether his wand or stand with hands clenched, shouting like a warlord mengkomamdoi enemy soldiers to keep crashing and then crashed with the group that founded the wood pile to another . Once in the water, holy shield, all the ceremony which was brought from Pura Dalem tirta given holy water and cleaned. Then they marched back to Pura Dalem to keep all devices carried around earlier.It is a cultural custom aktraksi interesting when you see, that only exists in Bali Island of Gods

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