See All The Skulls in Trunyan Village Bali
Bali is definitely a great tourism destination. Bali is not only about the beaches and the sunsets it has. You can find most of the tourist destinations in Bali. Beaches, Mountains, even bars and parties you can find them all in this tiny island. One of the thing you will notice when you are in Bali is people live in their cultures really well. You can see all the cultural elements in Bali living. If you want to find out the unique culture in Bali, you can just visit Trunyan Village Bali. Trunyan Village Bali is a traditional village located in Kintamani District, Bangli Regency. Trunyan Village Bali is in the sore of eastern Batur Lake. It takes around 2 hours from Denpasar.
Trunyan Village Bali comes from the word “Taru Menyan”; it refers to the huge incense tree in Trunyan Village Bali. This incense tree has a big role in the culture in Trunyan Village Bali. Not like other people in Bali that doing a cremation for the corpse, people in Trunyan Village Bali just put the corpse on the ground and put something like a small fence around the corpse. So, when you visit Trunyan Village Bali and go to the cemetery, you can the corpses through the fences.
The people in Trunyan Village Bali also put some offering around the corpses for respect to the dead souls. Even though they put the corpses on the ground, you will not smell any bad things, it is because the incense tree in Trunyan Village Bali covers it all. This incense tree is believed by the local people has been thousands of years old. Legend says the incense of this tree was way too strong that make people in the Trunyan Village Bali became uncomfortable. So, they started to put the dead body to make the fragrance of the tree became less and less day by day. Nowadays, this culture is still kept by the villagers in Trunyan Village Bali.
There are some rules to put the dead body in the cemetery of Trunyan Village Bali. First, the cause of the death must be natural, not because of black magic sickness or suicide or killed by someone. So, most of the corpse here are from old people. Second, the maximum amount the corpses in this cemetery in Trunyan Village Bali are only eleven. When there are the 12th corpses, the first corpse will be moved near the cemetery, and not outside the area of the incense tree. So, in Trunyan Village Bali you will not only see the corpses, but also the human skulls and skeletons in the cemetery area.
Trunyan Village Bali is also famous for the traditional way of living. People in Trunyan Village Bali still doing the ancient rules in their daily life. People in Trunyan Village Bali also known by different cultures, not only about the cemetery things but also about the ceremonies they have. If you are lucky, you can see the traditional Barong dance in Trunyan Village Bali. The Barong Dance in Trunyan Village Bali is made by dry banana leaves. By all these differences, people in Bali still respect the cultures in Trunyan Village Bali; even admit that Trunyan Village Bali is one of the best tourism villages in Bali.
