BALI, INDONESIA, March 29, 2025 (Bacaini.id, Google translated from Indonesian): The celebration of Nyepi Holy Day (of silence) in Bali takes place from Saturday, March 29, 2025, to Sunday, March 30 at exactly 06.00 WIT. It turns out that the Nyepi celebration in 2025 will also coincide with the Tumpek Uduh (also known as Tumpek Wariga, Tumpek Bubuh or Tumpek Pangatag) tradition. Ketut (57), a Hindu from Gianyar, said that Tumpek Uduh is a sacred ritual of Hinduism in Bali that aims to honor plants. Spiritually, the Tumpek Uduh ceremony is a form of expression of gratitude and respect for Dewa Sangkara, the guardian of natural fertility. “And in 2025 it will coincide with the Nyepi holiday,” said Ketut to Bacaini.ID on Saturday (3/29/2025).

The Tumpek Uduh holy day is known to be part of the Tri Hita Karana concept, namely the harmony of humans with God, fellow humans and nature. Tumpek Uduh is celebrated every 210 days and always falls on a Saturday Kliwon. In the Tumpak Uduh ritual, Hindus in Bali perform a ritual ceremony at the base of a decorated tree, which is usually in a rice field, garden or orchard yard. The worshippers present offerings in the form of bubuh (rice flour porridge), canang sari (woven palm leaf baskets with betel, flowers, fruit and coins) and other things as an expression of gratitude and a symbol of fertility. At the same time, the body of the tree is lightly tapped (with a knife) while reciting mantras or prayers in the hope that the tree will grow well and bear fruit abundantly. According to Ketut, after the Tumpek Uduh ceremony, the worshipers plant tree seedlings which is a real expression of respect for nature. “Similarly, in Bali every time a tree is cut down there is always a ceremony first and new tree seedlings must be planted,” he explained.

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