Bali traditional marriage ceremony is a traditional procession that becomes a spiritual fundamental for both bride and groom. The even is mostly conducted and performed at the groom's house, because the Balinese people have a customary of patriarchal system. So in this case all of the ceremonies’ budget and cost required will be groom’s family’s responsibility. In general, several types of ceremonies in accordance to the belief of people in Bali must be undergone before holding the final or the main wedding ceremony.
There are also several steps of traditional Balinese wedding stages as follows:
Ngekeb Ceremony
The event aims to prepare the bride candidate become the one who should be ready goes through life being a wife, this ceremony is particularly held in bride’s house before her husband comes to pick her up so as to beg to Almighty God for his blessing, bestows and happiness to the couple. In addition they expect that they will be given good descendant.
After that, in the afternoon the whole body of the bride is lubricated by traditional concoction made of leaves, turmeric, cananga flower, and rice that have been mashed before. A container of water consisting of any kinds of flowers is prepared in the house yard for the bride shower.
After the bathing and shampooing, Bali traditional marriage ceremony is continued into bride’s room that has been prepared and completed with any kinds of offering. Once the groom inside the room, she is not allowed to come out of the room until her husband arrives to pick her up. By the time this ceremony is conducted, the whole body of the groom is covered with a thin piece of yellow clothes. It is a symbol that the bride has been willing to bury his past life as a teenager or youth and must be ready for a new life with her life partner.
After that, in the afternoon the whole body of the bride is lubricated by traditional concoction made of leaves, turmeric, cananga flower, and rice that have been mashed before. A container of water consisting of any kinds of flowers is prepared in the house yard for the bride shower.
After the bathing and shampooing, Bali traditional marriage ceremony is continued into bride’s room that has been prepared and completed with any kinds of offering. Once the groom inside the room, she is not allowed to come out of the room until her husband arrives to pick her up. By the time this ceremony is conducted, the whole body of the groom is covered with a thin piece of yellow clothes. It is a symbol that the bride has been willing to bury his past life as a teenager or youth and must be ready for a new life with her life partner.
Mungkah Lawang
An envoy is ready to in charge to knock the bride’s door for three times as a signal that the groom has come. This person sings the Balinese song in order to give a notification to the bride, so she should prepare herself to be ready to meet her husband . The contents of the song is a message that says if the groom has arrived to pick her up and begging immediately for opening the door.
Mesegeh Agung Ceremony
By the time they arrive in groom’ house, the ceremony is continued into the courtyard of house, both couple go down from the stretcher to prepare their selves for Mesegeh Agung Ceremony.This procession is held in order to welcome the bride to the groom’s house. The mother of the groom will enter the room and tell the bride that the yellow cloth which covers her body will soon be opened to be redeemed with the old or ancient Balinese money or (Kepeng satakan)which is pierced by Balinese rope yarn and usually in amount of two hundred Kepeng as a symbolize that the bride is truly accepted by groom’s family.
Madengen-Dengen Ceremony
This procession is very important to do because it aims to clean or purify the bride and groom themselves from negative energy. The ceremony is led by a customary holy priest.
This procession is very important to do because it aims to clean or purify the bride and groom themselves from negative energy. The ceremony is led by a customary holy priest.
Mewidhi Widana
In this step, both groom and bride wear the traditional wedding costume and also various kinds of equipment for the ceremony, they accomplish the ceremonial ritual that is called Mewidhi Widana led by Ida Sulinggih or holy priest. The event of traditional Balinese wedding aims to complete and enhance the self purification that has been done in the previous wedding ceremony which particularly intends to neutralize the negative effect Furthermore, both go toward merajan, the shrines to pray for blessing of the Almighty God and giving the prosperity for both couple .Since that time they are officially declared as husband and wife. This step becomes the main ceremony that is witnessed by a large number of groom’s community, family and local government officers.
Mejauman or Ngabe Tipat Bantal ceremony
A few days after the wedding, the couple officially became husband and wife, then on the agreed day, the groom’s family will take the bride and groom to the bride's parents to conduct Mejamuan ceremony. This event aims to beg a bless from both parents and relatives of the bride, especially to the ancestors, that hence the bride is legitimately become the part of her husband‘s family .For this farewell ceremony, usually the groom's family bring a number of luggage containing a variety of snacks such as: various types of Balinese cushions, cakes, rice, sugar, coffee, tea, a variety of fruits and typical Balinese dishes. They organize all the equipment required one day before including photography arrangement, food, as well as transportation. In this situation, rent car in bali involves to support Balinese wedding rent car needs to carry out a number of people to the bride’s house.
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