It kicks off with men slaughtering a pig on a Tuesday morning. I saw a huge, white pig being dragged into the street post-slaughter on my way to the Green School yesterday. The preparations that went on for the rest of the day were extensive- Wayan was sent to buy certain decorations for the Penjor (you'll see pics of them below), as well as coconuts:
Here the offerings are starting to pile up in the specially decorated area of Wayan’s house: 
Every adult was called into help, though I was told the women were up most of the night cooking & prepping: 
Here the neighbors were erecting their own Penjor, 
And you could see them outside most houses in Bali: 
When I ask what people are praying about today, most answers are a version of "Good spirits triumphing over evil spirits." Here's to that!
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