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Balinese custom
Nyepi is a holiday celebrated on March 21 with no function of
work. One must celebrate this holiday by talking, singing, and
dancing with friends and family. family.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Festival CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Typical Elements of a Festive Pattern CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Movable Date |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Balinese Custom
In Bali, one month after birth a baby's head is shaved
completely to chase all evil spirits away.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
Keyword(s): PURIFICATION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Measure of time Month |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Balinese custom
Every fifteen days the moon appears. Everyone must go to the
temple to give an individual silent prayer.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Balinese Custom
One week after the wedding the groom brings pastries
to the bride's parent's home, a sign of acceptance.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
Date learned: 00-00-1990
Balinese custom
After death of a parent the children are not to wear the color
red for one year.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Balinese custom
In Bali, persons who are to marry must remain in the house
for seven days to prevent bad luck.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Before wedding BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Balinese custom
One day out of the year a special yellow rice is prepared to
eat; at no other time can you eat this yellow rice.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals Food Drink -- Plant food Cereal |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Balinese and Chinese custom
One month after the birth of a baby a bracelet is placed on
the baby for good luck and good health.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Month BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Balinese custom
If water is drunk from a brook or stream that appears to be
magical, it looks like lard, it is called Sleeping Water which
brings great wealth, happiness and health.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
Keyword(s): WATER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Water BELIEF -- Running water Large current. BELIEF -- Running water Small current. |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Balinese custom
If snakes appear at a temple and you kill one, if it is a
snake of one of the God's, a God will come down and kill you
in a horrible way within twenty-four hours.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Gods BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Church BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Balinese custom
The land of Bali is Gods' island, the gods own and operate
everything. It is known as the Gods' paradise.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Gods BELIEF -- Formation BELIEF -- Explanation of a name SPEECH -- Folk etymology SPEECH -- Place |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Balinese belief
When one dies no cat can go near the corpse, it may bring the
dead back alive.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
Keyword(s): Resurrection
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Balinese custom
If a set of twins are born, a boy and a girl, one of the
babies must be given away or left out on the street for three
days until someone else takes it.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
Date learned: 00-00-1955
Balinese custom
To bring back dead spirits one must place a white box on a
table with a pencil through the middle of the top towards the
bottom and meditate to talk to the dead.
Where learned: Bali ; Indonesia
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 00-00-1955