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Wayang (puppet) is honored at tumpek wayang |
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Tumpek Wayang to be celebrated in
Bali
Saturday, March 15 2003, Balinese Hindus are to celebrate "Tumpek
Wayang", the day devoted to Sang Hyang Iswara, Lord of
puppeteers. On this day blessing ceremonies are offered to puppet-play
sets.
The puppets are taken from their boxes and placed in the position
as if an actual performance were being given, and then blessed
by the owner, who is known as a Dalang.
Meanwhile, in some areas of Bali this date is used for making
offerings to musical instruments and dance equipment. But it
is the shadow play puppets who receive the most attention, known
in Balinese as "wayang kulit". Many families have
inherited puppets from ancestors, and almost all dalangs have
sets of them.
Balinese Hindus also believe that it is unlucky if a baby is
born on this date, and when such an event takes place a special
ceremony has to be performed in order to purify the child and
protect it from harm.
From Indo.com
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