Trunyan Village

Trunyan Village is a quaint village on the shores of lake Batur, Kintamani, Bangli district. This village is a Bali Aga village, Bali Mula with the life of a unique and interesting people of Bali Aga, means the Balinese mountains, while the Bali Mula means the original Balinese. Culture of Trunyan reflect a pattern of conservative peasant culture.

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 one sacred myths or fairy tales 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 one sacred myths or fairy tales 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 tree incense, namely the spreading tree smells fragrant. From perdaduan word "taru" and "incense" said developing Trunyan used the village name and the name of the village residents.

Trunyan village located east of Lake Batur lips, the location is very remote. Road from Penelokan, Kintamani, just arrived in the village Kedisan. From the village Kedisan Trunyan people have to cross the lake Batur with a boat for 45 minutes or 2 hours by motorized canoes powered by oars. In addition to the water path, Trunyan also be achieved by land, passing through the village trail Fruits and brother.

Eve Trunyan village air is very cool, 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 agrarian life of the Balinese people south and east.

Specifically, related to people's beliefs about illness and death Trunyan, then the way the funeral of Trunyan there are 2 kinds:

1. Put the corpse on the ground under the open air is referred to as mepasah. The 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 / interred. The people who died were buried after they are 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 died with such unnatural murdered or committed suicide also buried. Young children who have milk teeth are also buried at the date of death.

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 either type of funeral is mepasah (exposure) or burial.

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