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The important tooth filling ceremony known as Metatah,marks the transition from puberty to adulthood for young boys and girls and must be completed before marriage or incorporated into a wedding ceremony befoe union. By filling down the canine teeth, including all six upper front teeth, it is believed that the teenager will be released from...
Even before a baby is born, several rituals are observed in order to prepare for the birth followed by a series of important ceremonies lasting for three months when the baby is finally able to touch the ground in its first contact with mother earth (prior to which time the baby has maintained unsullied contact with the spirit world). And p...
Besides birth rituals, cremation rites or Ngaben are the most important passages to be performed by the family because it is believed that the soul of the deceased cannot truly be released until liberated from the confines of the material body by cremation. It is considered a time of celebration not sadness for the Balinese, a time when the...
The next big step in the Balinese cycle of life is marriage which is regarded as the passage into full adulthood. Technically, there are three types of marriages practiced in Bali: Ngerorod, Memadik and Nyentana. The first and most common one is a sort of elopement in which the wife-to-be is ‘kidnapped’ by her su...
