Bali is one of the islands of Nusa Tenggara Island.In the world of Bali is very famous as a tourist destination with the uniqueness of various art-culture results, especially for Japanese and Australian tourists.
Behind Bali is a prima donna of Indonesia’s already well-known tourism around the world.On the other hand there is one village that is the village of Tenganan which is a very traditional village because it can survive from the current very fast changing times of technology.
Tenganan villages are also referred to as Bali Aga residents or natives of the island of Bali.Tenganan villagers still hold firmly to all the cultural heritage of their predecessors.The people of Tenganan Village have different beliefs than most Balinese people.In Tenganan Village, Karangasem Sub-district, Bali is a cultural tradition of Pandan War.
Pandanus war is also called makere-kere.Pandan War Culture is one of the traditions that people do to honor the god Indra also called as the God of War.The tradition of pandanus war is done by using prickly pandanus as a weapon to fight.
The participants also used a shield to protect themselves from enemy attacks.In the war when the tradition of Mekare-kare or Mageret Pandan only lasts about 1 minuteDespite his bloody body, the participants still seemed happy because it was one of their gratitude expressions and how to honor the god Indra.After the war finished the injured participants smeared with traditional herb made from turmeric. This ritual is held once a year ie in June.
if you have a vacation plan or our tour from krisna bali trekking tour ready to take you to visit tourist village of tenganan.
