KUNINGAN
KUNINGAN
Kuningan is the day that marks the end of the festive season on the island. On this day, ceremonies and rituals are held in the temples to pay respect to the ancestors who are leaving to return to their own world. The ceremonies are colorful, soulful and pretty similar to Galungan in most ways. Rituals for the same purpose are also held in family shrines of each Hindu household, ending the spiritual days by once again acknowledging what the whole season has been about.
The celebration, both rituals and social aspects of it, are not far different from Galungan. Only this time the sentiment might be a bit different as this means that holiday is over.
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Once again both Galungan and Kuningan can be experienced all around you, as long as you step out from your hotel or resort gates. But if you want to be part of this celebration and blend into its colors and joy, then it is highly recommended that you go to a temple before noon. Any temple really. But the more high profile the temple, or the more high populated the area, the more happening the celebration will be. The most iconic temples of the Island like Tanah Lot Temple or Besakih Temple will most certainly be simply breathtaking.
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