CONFINEMENT

CH 14 - EXOTIKA STATE BEACH

Blowing breeze stroked the trees, lush leaves were kneeling and thrashing in rhythm with the wind. Various fertile plants are embedded in the reddened soil.

Coconut trees lined up neatly along the Coast Country road known as Nirvana pieces that fell to the earth.

Waves run chasing after each other and sweat with foam touching the beautiful beach lips.

The warmth of the sun greeted as the song of wild birds combined love.

A sight that truly spoils the eye.

The terraced rice fields spread neatly as if the dragon's humps were spread yellowing with hordes of sparrows perching between the rice stalks.

'SUBAK' so the people of the Coast Country call it. With agricultural technology seen advancing, the flow of water from the valley climbed the canyon that farmers use to irrigate their rice fields.

Badik boat called jukung used by the fishermen of the State of the Beach.

Yes, a peaceful and beautiful country with the wealth of nature and the friendliness of its people so that many travelers come from all over the various continents to live there.

In addition to its natural beauty, the Beach Country is known for its unique cultural customs. Religious rituals are combined with local wisdom so as to create harmony that fills each other and complements the impressive distinctive characteristics that cannot be found in any country.

The social life order of the people is divided into four levels, namely Brahmin, Ksatria, Waisya and Sudra. These four groups fill and complement each other.

Brahmins are a caste or group of Rishis and religious stakeholders with the title Ida Bagus for men and Ida Ayu for women, while Ida Pedanda is the name for a Rishi who is used as a role model and religious main character and Griya is a house occupied by Brahmins.

Knights are a caste for leaders usually used by people or government figures with the titles of I Gusti, Cokorda, the Great Child for men and I Gusti Ayu, Cokorda Estri, etc, The Great Son of Estri for women. They dove a house called Puri with panjak-panjak or abdinya.

Vaisya was a middle caste of merchants, merchants and businessmen who set the wheels of the economy under the direction of the Knights. Ngakan, Dewa, Sang is a term for men and Dewa ayu or Desak Ayu is a term for women and occupy a house called Jero.

For spiritual practitioners or shamans of medicine the Coast Country is called Balian which is commonly called Jero Balian.

Members of the indigenous people of the Coast Country are called Indigenous Krama and members of the immigrant community are called Guest Krama.

While the temple of worship in the coastal State is divided into several parts atara other Pura Puseh, Pura Desa, Pura Dalem.

Pura Puseh and Pura Desa are in the middle of the community itself with various celebrations of the ceremony of fitness in accordance with the date of saka and certain days, including, While the Pura Dalem which is almost similar to the previous pretenders is more specific to death rituals such as funerals, cremation or known as Purification. The location of Pura Dalem itself is on the outskirts of the village or the outskirts of the community settlement next to which there is a field where to bury the body or also called Setra.

In each family there is a separate prayer also called Pura Ibu in empon or cared for by members of the family breed itself and can also be called Pura Kawitan. While the small temple used by each house of the residents of the State of the Beach is called Sanggah or Merajan which is located between the southeast position in accordance with the mecca of Mount Tohlangkir.

Social activities of the Coast State also has the ritual of Pitra Yadna and Munusia Yadna.

Pitra Yadna is a ritual or death ceremony, Yadna Man is a marriage ritual and Jatakarma Samkara is a birth ritual.

The Shore Country religious day consists of Nyepi Day, Galungan Feast Day and Kuningan Feast Day, while every night full moon and old moon or no moon is called Tilem Full ceremony.

A little about the topography and social order of the Coast Country that invites a lot of admiration of other countries and the pride of the Emerald Country as the center of the Colony of government where the Beach Country itself is in it.

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In this chapter, the author deliberately explains a little about the social order of customs and daily life to facilitate in the next chapters for readers.

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