Tumpek Wariga

Ritualy Balinese have a special ceremony to beg any prosperity for vegetations so they can always provide their crops for mankin. The ceremony is called Tumpek Wariga or Tumpek Pengatag will be held on Saturday 21 2009 or 25 day befor Galungan. Tumpek Wariga or devoteg to Sanghyang Sangkara, Lord of all food - plants when blessing ceremony is give to them for good crops and products, held at every plantation an farm throughout the island. Tumpek Wariga is celebrated every 210 day or 6 months of Balinese calender. Its a right time to beg the good to give. His grace so the vegetation can provide a lot of crops. Tumpek Wariga is also celled Tumpek Bubuh because the offerings contain bubuh (porridge) such as bubuh Sumsum (porridge made using refined flour). In commonitting the ceremony, the bubuh is smeared on thetree bark as a simbol of tertilizer (the proper food for vegetation)

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