Another precious day is coming up
soon. Yes, it falls on Saturday, March 8th, 2014. This special day
is called ‘Saraswati’. Coming once in every 6 months, Saraswati has always been
a special day especially for school students (of any level) in Bali. I remember
how curious I was when the day was coming closer. At school, there was a social
activity right one day before the Saraswati day and all my school mates
including teachers and staff worked together preparing for the ceremony of the
following day. If you happened to be there, could you imagine how awesome it
was?
Saraswati day is a commemoration
to the descent of knowledge down to earth. It is a holy day where the God of
knowledge ‘Dewi Saraswati’ is blessing her gift to the people (Balinese) who believe;
therefore, having knowledge through education through schools is kept going and
improving. On this day, teaching and learning activity is off as an
appreciation to the goddess of Saraswati. In every house, Saraswati Holy Day is
conducted by stacking books, dictionaries, and other knowledge resources and
put an offering on them.
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Go Around Bali Tours will be very
happy to assist you if you would like to attend the ceremony. The ceremony in
schools normally starts around 9 in the morning until finished (around 11:00).
In some family temples, the ceremony takes place until evening. The Balinese
who conduct the ceremony in their temples include high priest, fortune tellers,
and/or healers. Their followers will come and bring offerings to have blessing
from the god.
Come and see the festivity, I am
sure you will get amazed with it. Book your tour now, and we will see you
there.
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