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Last Held on January 6, 2008. Balinese Siwaratri on the dark moon of
the seventh month based on the Balinese lunar calendar system, Balinese
will celebrate the Siwaratri or the Night of Siwa. This holy day is
devoted to God Siwa, the destroyer. Balinese believes that on this day,
God Siwa, the destroyer meditate for the welfare of the world, and the
God Siwa will bestow a pardon for all sin to someone if he accompany
the God Siwa in his meditation by observing some self restriction and
meditate on the night of Siwaratri.
The celebration of Siwaratri, night of Siwa will light up the night all
over Bali. On this night, temples will be full of the congregations.
They stay awake all night long, recite prayer or old religious story,
chat with friend (for those who takes a lesser self- restriction) and
fight the sleepy eyes as hard as possible. The students will celebrate
the Siwaratri, night of Siwa in their respective school, they gather in
the school temple under the supervision of their teacher, recites
prayer, read the holy book, or simply chat with other student. |