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Pandanus War, Bloody Tradition in Bali






Bali has a tremendous cultural treasure, one of Bali's unique indigenous culture of pandanus war tradition. The tradition of pandanus war is held every year in the village of Tenganan, Karangasem. This tradition is called Mekare-kare. In that tradition, the youth will wear Balinese traditional clothes and bare-chested.



This tradition begins with a tour of the village to ask for protection and safety in living this tradition. The main tool in the tradition of war pandan is shield or shield. They are usually made of rattan or bamboo and pandan leaves. The tradition of war is done by a pair of youth. This paired youth will be the opponent and will compete with how to whip the pandan leaves on the body of his opponent.






The young men who treated traditional herbs



In this game, there is someone as the referee in leading the game. The match will end if one of the participants wins, surrenders or the referee considers the match is enough. Pandanus leaves used in the match is a leaf that is still thorny so that participants can bleed. Youth who have finished competing will be treated with traditional ingredients such as using grated turmeric and coconut oil.



When the event is over, all communities and participants will eat the food that has been provided together. From here it is very visible kinship and togetherness is very thick and tight.

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