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Copyright © 2002 Elisabeth Waldmeier
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ISBN: 978-1-4629-0873-8 (ebook)
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Translator: Susan Tuttle-Laube
Editors: Liana Romulo, Kim Inglis, Jocelyn Lau
Designer: Ming Pang
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Foreword
On Bali every 210 days, a lavish ten-day celebration known as Galungan takes place. With feasts, offerings, and prayer, Balinese Hindus honor their Gods, deified ancestors, and departed souls, and appease the demons and evil spirits that may lurk in the villages.
Based on this Balinese festival, and set in a world where invisible presences co-exist with—and are as much a reality as—human beings, Elisabeth Waldmeier has written an enchanting tale about Sadri. This small, lovable ancestral spirit revisits his former home and guides us through a traditional Bali of bustling marketplace activities, lush rice fields, unceasing Galungan preparations, and the exhilarating finale—open-air stage performances.
For the sake of our children, let's hope the old world of customs and traditions, and of tales and storytelling will never disappear.
Dr. Urs Ramseyer
Curator, Indonesian Department
Museum of the Cultures
Basel, Switzerland
"Koo-koo-roo-koo-kool" The familiar sound of crowing roosters gently woke Sadri from his sleep. He quickly got up from his sleeping mat and dressed with extra care, wrapping his best kambèn around his hips and tucking a perfect red hibiscus blossom behind his ear. For today was a special day, Sadri knew. It was the first day of Galungan, and for ten whole days everyone on the island of Bali would be honoring their gods and ancestors.
Sadri was very excited. He was one of the ancestral spirits that were specially invited to the celebrations. Indeed, the people of Bali would be paying their respects to him!
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