Dozens of Balinese youths from the group Bali Collaboration for Climate Change are working to collect 10 million signatures to support their proposal of making Nyepi, the Hindu day of silence, world silence day.
The signatures would be submitted to the United Nations on March 21. Since 2007, the group has collected 5,849 signatures. Last weekend, they added another 300 signatures. Continue reading “Bali Collaboration for Climate Change propose Nyepi as World Silent Day”
Bali province will need 9,000 more teachers of Hindu studies at elementary to high school level by 2014. Nyoman Arya from the religious affairs agency said many teachers were now close to their retirement period, while the recruitment of new teachers was slow. There are 2,476 elementary schools in Bali, both state and private schools, 298 junior high schools and 275 senior high schools. The majority of state schools in Bali teach Hindu as the main religious subject.
“Some schools even employ teachers of other subjects to teach Hindu studies,” he said. Continue reading “Bali in need of more Hindu studies teachers”
Dayak Dea people in Halong, Balangan District, last week just do “aruh” the so-called aruh Buntang Mamali. A ceremony is also often called aruh Buntang or mambuntang. This celebration became an important stage in the journey of life Dea society. As usual, their brother Dayak Maanyan, a custom which has become a cultural heritage associated with the death of his ancestors.
Dea community , said the Chairman of Union of Indigenous Dayak (Permada) Balangan, great respect for ancestors. Therefore, all who passed, especially the very culture they hold determined to be maintained. Continue reading “Aruh Buntang Mamali of the Hindu Kaharingan”
Celebration of Thaipusam as one of the greatness of Hindu religion, late January 2010 in the Shri Mariamman Temple should not be a commodity politics.
This celebration is one of the holy day that greeted Hindus in the world to honor the god Murugan, or god Subramaniam. Therefore it is inappropriate used for the benefit of a group of people to achieve the desire of politics. Continue reading “Peradah North Sumatra: Do not litter Thaipusam celebration with political interests”
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