05/06/2016
Melasti Ceremony in Bali
Bali owns immeasurable culture where every day we can find the Hindu ritual in the island, which is famous known as an Island of the god. One of important ceremony in Hindu rituals is Melasti or purification the Pratima (god symbol) and other Hindu Religion symbol at the beach. This Melasti Ceremony is conducted once a year in conjunction with the big Hindu Holiday called Nyepi Day/ silent day. The Melasti event is generally done three-day before Nyepi day or depends to the local custom countryside rule. At the Melasti celebration, all Hindu people in Indonesia especially in Bali troop to carry the holy symbol of Hindu religion to the sea to be cleaned and looked at the alongside road the parade of Umbul-umbul symbol and others. It is also accompanied by the gamelan traditional enliven this event.
