Kuningan

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Kuningan is a Balinese Hindu religious festival that marks the end of the Galungan celebrations, honoring ancestral spirits with offerings, prayers, and traditional rituals.

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Kuningan canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Balinese Hindu religious festival
religious observance
associatedConcept gratitude to ancestors
protection of family and community
spiritual balance
associatedDeity ancestral deities
calendarType Balinese calendar
surface form: Balinese pawukon calendar
country Indonesia
culturalSignificance maintains connection between living and ancestral spirits
reinforces family and community bonds
duration one day
etymologyRelatedTo Balinese word for "to remember" or "to commemorate" (disputed/approximate)
follows Galungan
hasActivity family temple ceremonies
home shrine worship
offerings
prayers
traditional rituals
village temple ceremonies
hasRitualFocus blessings for prosperity and harmony
farewell to visiting ancestral spirits
hasSymbol ornamental coconut leaf decorations
penjor (decorated bamboo poles)
yellow rice offerings
honors ancestral spirits
languageOfName Balinese
liturgicalContext Galungan
surface form: Galungan–Kuningan festival period
mainLocation Bali
marks end of Galungan celebrations
observedBy Balinese people
surface form: Balinese Hindus
observedIn Balinese family compounds
Balinese temples
Balinese villages
occursEvery 210 days (one pawukon cycle)
partOf Balinese calendar
surface form: Balinese Hindu calendar
relativeTimeToGalungan 10 days after Galungan
religion Hinduism
religiousTradition Balinese Hinduism
typeOfDay holy day
usesOfferingType banten offerings
canang sari

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Balinese religiousFestival Kuningan
Galungan endsWith Kuningan
Galungan associatedFestival Kuningan