Mekare-kare (Ceremonial War Pandan) is a ceremony of offerings made in honor of the God Indra (god of war) are also the ancestors. War Pandan or mekare-kare is held every year in June in Tenganan Village, this village is one of the old village in Bali this village, called Bali Aga.
Ceremony of the War Pandan/Mekare-kare is held 2 days and is a part of the ceremony Sasih temple Worship, namely the religious ceremonies of the largest in the Village of Tenganan. Ceremony Mekare-kare this is the front of the meeting hall in the village courtyard. Execution time usually starts 2 hours in the afternoon where all citizens using the traditional clothes of Tenganan (woven fabric Pegringsingan), for the men are only using the gloves (kamen), a shawl (saput), and headband (udeng) shirtless, shirtless.
This war is a thorny pandanus tied into one in the form of a mace, while the shield is made of wicker. Every man (start up teen) in the village is required to participate in the conduct of the War Pandan, a stage measuring about 5 x 5 square meters of it. With a height of about 1 meter, without the safety rope surround. Beginning with the rites surround the village to pray for safety, and then held the ritual of drinking tuak tuak in bamboo poured into a banana leaf that serves as a glass. The participants of the war of mutual pour the wine it into banana leaves other participants. Then the wine is collected into one and thrown to the side of the stage.
During the ceremony the War Pandan will commence an indigenous leader in the Village of Tenganan gestured with his voice, and then two young men to get ready. Their face-to-face with a bundle of pandan leaves in the right hand and a shield made of wicker in the left hand. Mediator want to take the referee stood between the two young men.
After the arbiter raise your hands high, the two young men fight each other. They hit the back of the opponent with how to embrace it first. They embraced. Mutually hit the back of the opponent with pandan leaves that last menggeretnya. Because it’s a ritual is also called megeret pandan. The participants of the war of the others cheered encouragingly. Gamelan is played with a fast tempo. The two young men hugged each other and hit up falling. A mediator separating both assisted pemedek the other. This match did not last long. Less than a minute. Finished one game directly spliced match the other, This is done rotating (approximately 3 hours).
All scratch wounds treated with traditional herbs made from turmeric that purportedly very effective to heal the wounds. At the time it’s because they all did it with grace and excited no pain, tears, regret and even anger. This tradition was part of the ritual worship of the community of Tenganan to the God Indra, the god of war that are honored with the blood pass through the ceremony of war pandan, done without the taste of revenge, or even with a cheerful smile, even though it should’ve hurt each other with thorns pandan. War Pandan closed with bersembahyangan in the Temple of the local equipped to present/deliver to dance Whooping.
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