Bali Wedding Tradition

Bali Wedding Tradition 

Bali wedding for Balinese people is called "Wiwaha" which means it is one of the live stage of Balinese people which called Grahasta. It is part of Catur Asrama. Grahasta itself commenced with Brahmacari, grahasta,wanaprasta and Biksuka. Many wedding vows also said that marriage is joining or relation of two persons between adult man and women which is recognized by law and united by a certain duties and right. Both party become one in relation with born children due to the marriage.

Hindu Wedding 

Hindu wedding is an order from religion to release their acestor's problem which had died. Hindu wedding is recognized by Family if the couple already had their wedding in Hindu Procession.

Type of Hindu wedding in Bali

There are 8 types of Hindu Wedding in Bali, the first wedding is called Brahma Wiwaha. The marriage is based on own choice and mutual like of both party, this type of wedding is the most common practiced wedding nowdays. 2^nd is Daiwa Wiwaha, giving a bride to groom which already been blessed by the Hindu Priest, this type of wedding very rare practised in Bali. The 3^rd wedding is giving a bride to groom after the groom family give dowry of cows to bride family. This type of wedding is also very rare recently but still can find in Bali. The fourth wedding  type is called Prajapati Wiwaha: giving the bride after father of bride giving an order or message to both bride and groom and Bride give her respect to groom. Asura Wiwaha, it is almost the same as the Arsa wiwaha but the different on dowry, the dowry is not a cow but can be in the form of gold, jewelry. Gandharwa wiwaha, a marriage happened due to the desire for sex. Raksasa wiwaha, a force marriage in which the groom kidnap the bride after family house is devastated. This marriage is not practiced anymore because of the humanity and law reason. Paisaca wiwaha, a groom forces the bride and marry her. It is also no longer practiced in Bali.

The marriage system in Bali

The marriage system in Bali can be classified into 4 methods. The 1^st one is called Meminang, which means the groom's family will visit the bride's family and express their goal to take her daughter to be a wife. After both family agree thus best day for the marriage day will be selected. 2^nd method is called Ngerorod or escape wedding, the bride escape from home without any  notice for marriage but the groom will put a message that he and she like each other and want to marry. The family of the groom will follow it up to bride family to say apology about this matter. The thirds is System of Nyentana which means the groom will marry the bride, and the groom will leave their house and stay at Bride's family house. The last system is force marriage or called Melegandang. A Marriage without any love sense. but no one practice it any more.

Hindu Wedding procession

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