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The day after Nyepi day, a banjo in the village of Sesetan, Denpasar, Bali, always held a unique tradition that only one in Bali. Banjar Kaja, located in the southern city of Denpasar has a tradition or festival omed-omedan among youth and women kiss a local train.
This year at least 50 young people who have an adult participating in the festival this heritage. The festival begins with a prayer together in the temple banjo and all participants must follow the procession is to be given the smoothness and safety during a kiss later. After the prayer the youth are divided into two groups. The first is a group of men and the other is a group of women.
The "elders" or the person in the village elder to "referee" festival this kiss. If the "elders" gestured start, the two groups confronted each other, it points to one of his deputies carried forward and collided kiss with representatives from other groups. Usually if it happens quarrels, men were more eager participant crushed lips "opposite" of his who seemed shy but willing.
To avoid getting hot kiss, the elders assisted the committee flush water to all participants omed-omedan. However, not only the participants, the spectators, photographers and cameramen who take pictures too close too must be willing washed down with a bucket of water.
Baku among youth the wheel is done repeatedly until the "referee" to stop it. The festival is watched by thousands of tourists and residents is finally over after last about one hour. All participants returned to the temple banjo to water sprinkled tirta.
