Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 76

           IthasbeenestimatedthatatypicalBalinesewomanspendsone-thirdofherwakinghourseitherpreparingforaceremony,participatinginaceremonyorcleaningupafteraceremony.Lifehereisaconstantcycleofofferingsandrituals.Youmustperformthemall,incorrectorderandwiththecorrectintention,ortheentireuniversewillfalloutofbalance.MargaretMeadwroteabout"theincrediblebusy-ness"oftheBalinese,andit’strue-thereisrarelyanidlemomentinaBalinesecompound.Thereareceremoniesherewhichmustbeperformedfivetimesadayandothersthatmustbeperformedonceaday,onceaweek,onceamonth,onceayear,onceeverytenyears,onceeveryhundredyears,onceeverythousandyears.Allthesedatesandritualsarekeptorganizedbythepriestsandholymen,whoconsultabyzantinesystemofthreeseparatecalendars.

           TherearethirteenmajorritesofpassageforeveryhumanbeinginBali,eachmarkedbyahighlyorganizedceremony.Elaboratespiritualappeasementceremoniesareconductedallthroughoutlife,inordertoprotectthesoulfromthe108vices(108-there’sthatnumberagain!),whichincludesuchspoilersasviolence,stealing,lazinessandlying.EveryBalinesechildpassesthroughamomentouspubertyceremonyinwhichthecanineteeth,or"fangs,"arefileddowntoaflatlevel,foraestheticimprovement.TheworstthingyoucanbeinBaliiscoarseandanimalistic,andthesefangsareconsideredtoberemindersofourmorebrutalnaturesandthereforemustgo.Itisdangerousinsuchaclose-knitcultureforpeopletobebrutal.

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