Mekare-kare Tradition at Tenganan Village
Tenganan
Village or better known as Tenganan Pegringsingan is one of many
ancient villages on the Island of Bali. Life pattern of the community
reflects the culture and customs of Bali Aga (pre-Hindu) tradition being
different from other villages in Bali.
On that account, Tenganan Village is developed into one of the
objects and cultural tourist attractions. Tenganan Pegringsingan sits in
the Manggis Subdistrict, about 17 km from Amlapura town—regency capital
of Karangasem—5 km from
Candidasa tourist resort, and about 65 km east of Denpasar. Another attraction owned by Tenganan Village is the Mekare
-kare ritual tradition or better known as ‘pandanus war.’
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