CALENDAR OF EVENTS – SEPTEMBER 2013

September 1 – 8th – World Puppet Festival
The World Puppet Carnival with the Indonesian Puppeteers Association PEPADI and the Government of Indonesia presents the spectacular Wayang – World Puppet Carnival in Jakarta and Bali in early September. Over 60 productions from around the world have been selected to perform. The World Puppet Carnival will also be gathering puppeteers from all over the world. Email: puppetcarnival@gmail.com www.worldpuppetcarnival.com for more info.

September 4th – Dark Moon – Hari Tilem Sasih Kasa
The Balinese adhering to the Hindu Dharma religion will celebrate ‘Tilem’ in temple ceremonies, which are mostly held in every major temple and family shrines around the island of Bali. On this day Hindus make offerings to the Gods, placed on the ground at the entrance of each housing compound.

September 19th – Full Moon – Hari Purnama Sasih Karo
The full moon (which has particular importance to the Balinese Hindus) falls on this day and ceremonies are held throughout the Hindu temples all across Bali. The Balinese that adhere to the Hindu Dharma religion will take offerings of food, fruit and flowers to the temple to be blesses by the priest. The Balinese themselves are then blessed by performing various rituals using holy water, incense smoke, petals and rice grains.

September 24th – 28th – 8th Sanur Village Festival
The Sanur Village Festival has become a major event on Bali after its huge success last year the organizers of the event are planning to make this event even better and bigger. This year promises a lot of water sports activities and adventure as well as green programmes such as beach cleaning campaign, baby turtle release, coral reef conservation and tree planting. All activities take place at Maisonette Area of Inna Grand Bali Beach Hotel, Sanur. T : 0361 – 286987, 8710083.

September 28th – Balinese Blessing Ceremony – Tumpek Wariga (a.k.a. Tumpek Uduh)
This Balinese Hindu ceremony is held every 210 days to honour and bless foods and plants for good crops and produce. The name Tumpek Wariga derived from two words, ‘Tumpek’, which means Saturday and ‘Wariga’ being the Balinese word for an appropriate or inappropriate day to worship. This special day honours God Sangkara, the God of Vegetation. The Balinese believe that Tumpek Wariga is a good day to beg any patronage for the sake of vegetation or plantation. It is forbidden to cut the trees or to gather any crops. Vegetation becoming the object of consecration during this ceremony is coconut trees, durian trees, rambutan etc. Prayers will be held at the temples across the island.

September 28th – The 63rd Miss World Pageant 
For the first time in Indonesia, the island will host the Miss World Pageant, bringing the most beautiful young women from around the globe to the ‘Island of the Gods’. Last year, Julia Morley, chairwoman of the Miss World Organization, stated that Bali would host the 63rd competition on September 28th at the Sentul International Convention Center, Sentul and in Nusa Dua, Bali. Yu Wenxia of China PR will crown her successor at the end of this event and that 131 national beauty pageant winners had confirmed their attendance

The Closure of Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali
To Support the Asia-Pasific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit on Bali, October 7, 2013, Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport will be closed partially with the schedule of the airport’s closure as follows:
· 5 October 2013 (D – 2) : 10.00 AM – 16.00 PM (Local Time)
· 6 October 2013 (D – 1) : 10.00 AM – 20.00 PM
· 8 October 2013 (D + 1) : 10.00 AM – 20.00 PM
· 9 October 2013 (D + 2) : 10:00 AM – 16.00 PM



Source: Baliplus.com
Please note: Bali Plus and Trijaya Dewata cannot be held responsible for any changes or cancellations that may occur in the future.