ABOUT US

Ubud residents and small businesses are proud of the cultural and religious activities we share with our international guests each week. You can imagine the behind the scenes energy and planning it takes to put on such a wide venue of events. This publication is no exception.

On September, 2006, the Ubud Community publication was born with my belief that even our short term visitors would be interested in the many local- color events, business offerings and personalities of our area. My first helper was Alek, who now delivers our booklets and will occasionally write an article. Effervescent Juni answers the phone and takes care of technical layouts. Additionally, there are many local contributors of short articles we are so thankful for.

Now, less than 3 years old, we have over 50 advertisers and print 5,000 booklets per month. We are now envisioning a live Ubud Web based bulletin and are beginning to develop programs to help the disadvantaged children in our region.

We’d like to thank our advertisers and our readers for their kind and generous support.

Ruslan Wiryadi
Director, Ubud Community

Ceremonies, November - December 2010

There will be some ceremonies and temple festivals in the Ubud area during the month of November - December 2010. If you are interested and want to visit or join in with some of them, you should wear traditional Balinese clothing.

November 6 : Tilem (dark moon)
Ceremonies at the main temples (Pura Desa, Pura Dalem and Pura Baleagung) and Family Temple


November 13 : Tumpak Wariga (Tumpek Uduh)
Day devoted to Sanghyang Sanghara, Lord of all food - plants when blessing ceremony is given to them for good crops and products, held at every plantation and farm throughout the Island.

Temple Festival at:
Pura Puseh/ Desa , Batuan village, district of Sukawati. Ceremony will be held 3 days.

November 15 : Coma Paing Warigadean
Presenting offerings for Sang Hyang Widhi/Batara Brahma at the Merajan/Sanggah Kemulan, Paibon

November 18 : Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan
Another very important day celebrated. People throughout the island present offerings and pray for blessings from Sang Hyang Widhi. Ceremonies at the main temples (Pura Desa, Pura Dalem and Pura Baleagung) and Family Temple.

November 19 : Bhatara Sri Holiday
The day to pray to Dewi Sri, the goddess of rice, for wealth.

November 21 : Purnama Fullmoon
Ceremonies at the main temples (Pura Desa, Pura Dalem and Pura Baleagung) and Family Temple

November 23 : Anggara Kasih Julungwangi
Praying for well-being to Sang Hyang Widhi at the Sanggar Agung/Pemerajaan presenting: canang offering, water and incense

Temple Festival at:
Pura Dalem Waturenggong Taro village, district of Tegallalang. Ceremony will be held a day.

December 2 : Sugihan Jawa
Sugian Jawa is the auspicious day to worship all the positive powers of the gods with extra attention.

December 3 : Sugihan Bali
The ceremonies of Sugian Bali are intended to cleanse the inner world of the individual human being or the micro-cosmos of negativity. So that he/she will be able to enclose and utilize this inner power in an appropiate, spiritual way.

December 5 : Hari Penyekeban
When the day of penyekeban has arrived, the fruits that will be used for the Galungan offerings are stored in a special place so that it will be ripe in time for Galungan Day.
Symbolic meaning in respect with the individual. Just like the fruits, has to ripen in order to be in a position to siege over adharma, the selfish urges, desires, and actions of the ego.

December 6 : Penyajaan Galungan
During Penyajaan Galungan special cakes (generally referred to as jaja) are prepared which will be used for the Galungan offerings.
The Balinese Hindu's should be respect with their inner struggle against adharma so they will be safe for the second symbolic temptation of the Kala-tiganing Galungan who descends this day to earth

December 7 : Penampahan Galungan
Balinese people will kill one or several domestic animals as special offerings. Which are meant to get rid of negativity in both the bhuana agung (the environment of the individual human being) and the bhuana alit (the inner world of the individual human being). The meat is afterwards prepared and cooked for traditional Balinese dishes such as lawar, babi guling, and satay.
In the afternoon of Penampahan Galungan people install the penjor in front of their house compounds tall, decorated bamboo poles that are curved at the top. These penjor are a type of offering with which people express their gratitude for the prosperity of the earth that is bestowed on them.
The bow of the penjor symbolizes the holy mount Agung, the tall bamboo the rivers that run down from the mountains to the sea, and the decorations of fruits and plants are symbolic for the crops that can grow where the river (symbol for water) passes the farm lands on its way to the sea.