Friday, November 25, 2011

Trunyan


Trunyan Village is a quaint village on the shores of Lake Batur, Kintamani, Bangli regency. This village is a village of Bali Aga, Bali Mula with people's lives are unique and interesting Bali Aga means the Balinese mountains, while the Bali Mula means the original Balinese. Trunyan culture reflects a pattern of peasant culture is conservative.



Based on folk etymology, Trunyan residents perceive themselves and their identity in two versions. The first version, is the Balinese people Trunyan derivatives, because they believe that their ancestors 'down' from heaven to earth Trunyan. Related to this version, the Trunyan have a sacred myth or fairy tale about the origin of the population Trunyan is a goddess of the sky.
Based on folk etymology, Trunyan residents perceive themselves and their identity in two versions. The first version, is the Balinese people Trunyan Derivatives, because they believe that their ancestors 'down' from heaven to earth Trunyan. Related to this version, the Trunyan have a sacred myth or fairy tale about the origin of the population Trunyan is a goddess of the sky.
The second version, the Trunyan live in the ecological system in the presence of Taru incense trees, ie trees that spread the smells fragrant. From perdaduan word "taru" and "incense" develops the word Trunyan used the village name and the name of the villagers.
Trunyan village located on the east mouth of the lake Batur, the location is very remote. Road from Penelokan, Kintamani, just arrived in the village Kedisan. From Kedisan to Trunyan village people have to cross lake Batur for 45 minutes by motorboat or 2 hours by canoes powered by paddle. In addition to waterways, Trunyan can also be achieved by land, passing through a village trail Fruits and Abang.
Eve Trunyan village is very cool air, temperatures average 17 degrees Celsius and can go down to 12 degrees Celsius. Lake Batur with a length of 9 km and a width of 5 km is one of the water source and the source of life Balinese agrarian south and east.
Specifically, related to people's of trunyan beliefs about illness and death , then the way the funeral of Trunyan there are 2 kinds:

1. Put the corpse on the ground under the open air which is called mepasah. People who are buried in a way mepasah are those who at the time of death of those who have been married, people who are still single and young children are milk teeth have been dated.
2. Buried Those who died were buried after their disabled body, or at the time of death there are wounds that have not healed the body, such as occurs in people with smallpox, leprosy and others. People who die by unnatural like murdered or committed suicide is also buried. Young children who have not dated well as milk teeth buried when she died.
For the purposes of burial, in the village there is a grave Trunyan namely:

1. Sema wayah destined for burial types mepasah
2. Sema bantas, reserved for the burial.
3. Sema nguda, destined for burial of the two types of mepasah and burial.

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