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"All right, so I,ii tell you. On one day, just one day every year, the people of Negara stop working their rice fields. They take their bulls Out of the Ploughs, bathe -them, gild their horns, hang garlands Of flowers around their necks, pair them up and harness them into tiny carts.

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"And then, this is the exciting thing, they race them across the paddy fields. Imagine all those lovely bulls, gold horns, flowers and all, charging over those slushy sawahs.

"Oh, just one little thing, silly me, I almost forgot to tell you: The races start at sunrise, so we'll have to leave around mid-night to get there in time.

"Now, who's coming with me
Four of the guests having decided to give it a go, Geoffrey ordered a taxi and the matter was forgotten until the day before the Races, when Geoff and his group announced they were all going to sleep during the afternoon to prepare for the long night drive prior to the big event.
Just on dusk that same evening Geoff was seen flitting busily' from one bungalow to another - presumably checking that all his car mates were in good shap6 for the trip.
Later, at dinner, we learned the real reason for Geoff s door knock appeal:
"No, dahlings, none of us is going. Isn't it just too devastating: Ketut, the sweetie, thought he should just check exactly when the Races would commence, so we would be sure to arrive in plenty of time, so he sent his brother across to Negara to find out. The" brother came back an hour ago - and, would you believe
"The Negara Bull Races took place three weeks ago.
That's Bali time for you.
Elastic as a showgirl's garter.

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in Bali we must point out a very important distinction which the Balinese make between two clearly separate groups of ancestors. The first of these groups consists of the dead who are riot yet completely purified. This group is in turn subdivided in pirata, those riot yet cremated, and pitara, those already cremated. The former are still completely impure; the latter have been purified, but are still considered as distinct, individual souls. The second group consists of the completely purified ancestors who are considered as divine.
No contact is sought with the pirata, the dead who have not yet been cremated. Oil the contrary they are dangerous, Offerings must however be made for the redemption of their souls.

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