PenjorThe days between Galungan (Wednesday of the week Dunggulan) and Kuningan (Saturday of the week Kuningan) are full of celebrations. This 11-day holy period is based on an ancient harvest festival, and it is still forbidden to begin planting at this time for 35 days.
Each day before Galungan is marked by a special activity- ripening fruits, making offerings, and slaughtering animals. Temples are cleaned and decorated for the upcoming visit of the ancestral spirits. On Galungan eve, penjor bamboo poles are set up in front of every house and temple, arcing over roads with flowers, fruits and palm leaf ornaments hanging from them, symbols of fertility.
Nearby altars for offerings are decorated with lamak scrolls of delicate palm-leaf cutouts as welcome mats for the ancestors. On Galungan day, prayers are intoned, people visit, and feasts are held. Barongs dance from house to. house and receive donations in return for their blessings. On Kuningan day, new offerings and decorations are put out and household tools are honored.
The last day of the pawukon cycle is dedicated to Saraswati. goddess of learning and knowledge.
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