Our Balinese colleagues recently celebrated Galungan and Kuningan, two important holidays in Bali, celebrating the victory of good over evil and honouring ancestors.
Galungan, celebrated every 210 days according to the Balinese Pawukon calendar, marks the descent of ancestral spirits to Earth, while Kuningan, ten days later, marks their return.
‘Kuningan’ comes from the word ‘kuning’, which means yellow in Balinese. On this special day, which is a day for family gathering, prayers and feasts, offerings often include yellow rice, symbolising prosperity and purity.
“It fills my heart with joy to be able to help the crew to experience their culture in their home away from home. It has been a lovely experience to learn from different nationalities.”
Ana Maria Ramirez Rodriguez, Crew Welfare Officer
Here are a few photos from celebration on Queen Elizabeth and Britannia …
The Rejang dance: This is a sacred Balinese dance to greet the gods as they come down to earth.
Food and prayers: Sharing a meal and praying together are such fundamental ways to connect and celebrate, a way of showing gratitude and beauty.
Decorations: Beautiful display of flowers and well-decorated fruits perfectly captures the visual richness of Balinese ceremonies.
Well done to everyone who worked to recreate the vibrant atmosphere of Kuningan and share their traditions and beliefs with colleagues. By embracing and celebrating these traditions, we create a more inclusive and harmonious environment, no matter where we are in the world.
5 Comments
I hope that it can continue like this, not only on Britannia, I hope that all ships under the auspices of CUK that have crew from Indonesia, especially those who are Hindu, are given the opportunity to carry out our traditions on board, thank you
Thank you for the opportunity given to us to celebrate the great day as Balinese, the opportunity was extraordinary for us, thank you P&O brintannia🙏🙏🙏
We are all hindu on queen Elizabeth very very proud about it all it’s was well done we have time and space to celebrate our ceremony on board and we can show up our culture,,we want work on board with bringing our culture so everyone can see how our culture in bali as a hindu😍
What a good one. I am currently working on QM2 but unfortunately we didnt celebrate the caremony on board as there was a specific reason not allowing us from doing so. I wish for the next upcoming calebration day we will have the chance.
Nice 😍😍