Ngemben cermony

Ngemben is one of Ceremony in Bali. This Ceremony is addressed to one who have died. Ngaben Ceremony or often also referred as Pelebon ceremony to one who have died, to be assumed of vital importance, multitude and glorious. Because with that pengabenan , family can free late one who die from him earthly tying go to heaven, or transform again to world through reincarnation. Because this ceremony need energy, expense and long time, this matter is often done long time after death. To account charges, energy and others, nowadays society often doing pengabenan with mass. a Physic one who die is often intered beforehand before enough expense, but some family capable to ngaben Ceremony can be conducted one who have died physic at home, at the same time await that good time. During a period of depository at home, soul one who die becoming not calm and always wish freedom.

Good time is usually given by all priest after passing existing calendar and consultancy. Preparation is usually taken far before high time specified. At the time family draw up “ cow and bade” made of bamboo, wood, multifarious color paper as according to faction or domicile economic social of pertinent family.

Morning before ceremony of Ngaben started, whole family and handai taulan come to do last respect and is usually presented by simply eating and drink. At midday, physic cleaned and brought out house put down in Bade or cow which provided by all citizen of Banjar, last carried to troop, gloriously, accompanied by noise of gambelan and “ kidung” going to ceremony place.

Bade was Pageant and circulat for the purpose is to be soul one who is dead become to confuse and cannot return to family which can cause trouble, etc.
At arrival in place ceremony, physic put in cow back, priest say supertitous formula supertitous sufficiently, then fire maiden at physic. After all together become ash, conducted next ceremony namely throw away the the ash to sea or river, to be returned to wind and water. This represent final ceremony network of harsh body is one who die, then family earn quietly liver respect the the late in family pura, after long time, the late believed will return again to world.

Birth status return soul one who dead closely related with karma and also behaviour during previous life. In general, Balinese feel that soul which born again to world only can in existing family circle which cognation with him. Dead Life circle for Balinese is because its relation with its ancestor. Each and everyone know that in one moment he or she will become ancestor, which in its journey in other world have to be quickened and get attention enough if at any times wait again transform to loved Island ; Bali Islan.