Balinese calendar

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The Balinese calendar is a traditional complex lunisolar and ceremonial timekeeping system used in Bali, Indonesia, to schedule religious rituals, festivals, and daily activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf calendar system
ceremonial calendar
traditional calendar
associatedLanguage Balinese language NERFINISHED
basedOn Hindu Saka calendar NERFINISHED
classification ethnic calendar system
coexistsWith Gregorian calendar NERFINISHED
country Indonesia
culture Balinese culture
feature 210-day Pawukon cycle
complex ritual calculations
intercalary months
lunar months
multiple concurrent week systems
hasComponent Pawukon calendar NERFINISHED
Saka calendar NERFINISHED
hasWeekSystem Wuku week NERFINISHED
five-day week
seven-day week
six-day week
ten-day week
three-day week
maintainedBy Balinese priests
traditional calendar experts
notation Balinese script NERFINISHED
purpose to determine auspicious days
to regulate daily activities
to schedule ceremonies
to schedule religious rituals
to schedule temple festivals
region Southeast Asia
relatedTo Hindu calendar NERFINISHED
Javanese calendar NERFINISHED
religion Balinese Hinduism NERFINISHED
Hinduism
timeBasis lunar cycles
solar cycles
week cycles
usedBy Balinese people NERFINISHED
usedFor agricultural timing
determining Galungan festival date
determining Kuningan festival date
determining Nyepi day
determining Odalan temple anniversaries
market days scheduling
selecting days for tooth-filing ceremonies
selecting wedding dates
usedIn Bali NERFINISHED

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Javanese calendar relatedTo Balinese calendar
Galungan observedIn Balinese calendar
this entity surface form: Balinese Hindu calendar
Pawukon coexistsWith Balinese calendar
this entity surface form: Balinese Saka calendar
Nyepi calendar Balinese calendar
this entity surface form: Balinese Saka calendar
Kuningan partOf Balinese calendar
this entity surface form: Balinese Hindu calendar
Kuningan calendarType Balinese calendar
this entity surface form: Balinese pawukon calendar
Balinese people traditionalCalendar Balinese calendar
this entity surface form: Pawukon calendar