Posted by admin | Posted in City Guides and Information | Posted on 02-11-2010
Ngaben ceremony is can be a special attraction you may enjoy at your visit to Bali. This is a kind of religious cremation ceremony dedicated to show the honor and respect to the passed one, while also it comes with the Hinduism thought where they believe that by the cremation ceremony, the soul will be escorted into the heaven. Along with these beliefs, most Balinese would likely to do anything to be able to conduct Ngaben ceremony to their family member once he/she passed away, even as they realize that Ngaben ceremony isn’t cheap. This includes also postponing the cremation of the dead one so they can collect more funds to afford the ceremony.
This is true that compared to other kinds of ceremonies Balinese usually have, Ngaben Grand Cremation is considered as the most expensive one in which many people just simply cannot afford it when one of their family members get passed away. And there they tricked the problem and make lighter financially by considering the Grand Cremation by mass. Mass Ngaben means there are several bodies to be cremated on one ceremony. And they can make it easier in finance simply because they fund the cost together. Well, this shows how Balinese people are still maintaining strong bonds between one to another and we should consider doing the same though.
Other unique things you can capture from Ngaben ceremony is that the family members aren’t allowed to shed tears during the ceremony. They believe that there is life after death and tears will only give obstacles to the soul’s journey to heaven. And unlike any funeral ceremonies you might seen in other places where the atmosphere filled with mourn and sorrow feelings, Ngaben with its unique and grand procession instead offers you colorful attraction with traditional Balinese music played along the way. You can imagine of a city festival but it comes with real coffin and real dead body in it.
This is reasonable then as now many travelers are mostly look forward to get the special moment of seeing Ngaben ceremony closer along on their visits to Bali. And if you’re one of those whom really expecting to see this unique ceremone, well you should know that couple days ago there was Ngaben grand cremation procession being held at Peliatan, in honor to Iida Agung Peliatan, the member of Balinese royal family which was held awesomely are involves hundreds or even thousands of people working together for the event.
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