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Tradisi Amati Geni dan Ngembak Geni pada Perayaan Nyepi

Tradisi Amati Geni dan Ngembak Geni pada Perayaan Nyepi
Ilustrasi hari raya Nyepi (shutterstock)

SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Penelitian I Wayan Suwena dari Program Studi Antropologi Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Udayana yang berjudul ‘Fungsi dan Makna Ritual Nyepi di Bali’ menjelaskan tentang beberapa tradisi masyarakat Hindu di Bali untuk merayakan Hari Raya Nyepi.

Mengutip dari berbagai sumber, penyambutan Hari Raya Nyepi masyarakat Hindu di Bali biasanya melangsungkan beberapa tradisi seperti Melasti, Pangrupukan, Amati Geni, dan Ngembak Geni.

Lantas, apa itu Amati Geni dan Ngembak Geni pada tradisi Nyepi?

Geni dalam bahasa Bali berarti api. I Wayan menjelaskan dalam tulisannya, Amati Geni diartikan sebagai larangan untuk tidak menyalakan api atau lampu. Makna bagi umat Hindu, mereka tidak diperbolehkan untuk mengumbar dan mengobarkan hawa nafsu.

Amati Geni dilakukan saat Hari Nyepi pada tanggal 1 bulan ke-10 Saka dengan pelaksanaan catur brata penyepian mulai pukul 05.00 sampai pukul 05.00 besok pagi harinya.

Selain Amati Geni, ada pula Amati Karya yang berarti tidak melakukan kegiatan fisik, Amati Lelungan yang artinya tidak bepergian kemana-mana, dan Amati Lelanguan untuk tidak mengadakan hiburan/rekreasi.

Ngembak Geni, yaitu tradisi yang dirayakan pada pinanggal ping kalih (tanggal 2) Sasih Kadasa (bulan X). Ngembak Geni yang dijelaskan I Wayan dapat dipahami sebagai berakhirnya catur brata penyepian. 

Pada hari kedua ini biasanya umat Hindu melaksanakan acara saling mengunjungi keluarga/kerabat, teman dekat, teman seprofesi, dan yang lainnya untuk saling memaafkan.

Hari Raya Nyepi merupakan perayaan Tahun Baru Saka bagi umat Hindu. "Penanggalan Apisan Sasih Kedasa" atau tanggal 1 bulan ke 10 Caka tahun ini jatuh pada 11 Maret 2024. Hal ini didasarkan pada Surat Keputusan Bersama (SKB) Tiga Menteri No. 855/2023, No. 3/2023, dan No. 4/2023 tentang Hari Libur Nasional dan Cuti Bersama Tahun 2024.

Penulis: Halimatun Zakiah

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