Terteran (Fire Battle) - Balinese Traditions

War of fire or Terteran is related to the ceremony Ngusaba Dalem or Aci Muu-muu, Terteran held every 2 years coincide the Day Fraud in the ceremony Tawur Kesanga (day before Nyepi day), the purpose of this fire war is to repel the traits evil caused by the Bhuta Kala. The location or place of this Terteran tradition is located on the main highway of Jasri or the cross-road of Karangasem - Klungkung regency, so the road access is temporarily closed for 3 hours, while the Teralan ritual starts at 6 pm. The lights are deliberately turned off, so when they throw each other visible fire milling pretty clearly.


In the Tergun tradition Jasri villagers are divided into 2 groups with the benchmark residents of North and South Bale Banjar (village hall) separated into two groups and limited by bamboo stems as a separator so that one group does not enter the opposing camp. Residents who participate are men only both old and young, they wear a cotton (cloth) which is a Balinese traditional clothes without clothes. They gather and light the bobok (torch) ready to attack each other. After the whistle or cue sounded they started attacking each other, throwing torches at the other side, torches seen milling about in the air, sometimes torch even wrong target can be about the audience even his own friends. The firing or attack of the torches makes the most terrible noise from here Ter Teran's term.

This terged or fire war lasts about 1 hour and is divided into 3 sessions. Excitement in the Teranned tradition is very pronounced, the residents with high morale attack each other, the sound of laughter laughing sound, when the torch is misplaced especially when the audience. In the fire war is not infrequently the participants suffered burns but the wounds are not so serious, because the fire itself comes from dried coconut leaves, not until necessary medical treatment, simply sprinkled tirta (holy water) and petitioned to Ida Sang Hyang Widi, so gradually Get well soon. After the ritual of fire warfare, everything will return to normal, there is no resentment or hostility. Self-organized two times, two more days when Ngembak Geni, for those who did not get involved on the first day, can do it now.