Two traditions in Bali - Indonesia, which implies high filosophy in building inter-religious harmony is "megibung tradition" and "ngejot tradition." Balinese people are the majority Hindus, therefore, also known as Bali island city of thousand temples. Apart from the Hindu community of about 20% of the public who come from outside Bali, settled there, and about 20% embraced various religions, like Islam, Christianity, Catholicism and Buddhism.
Megibung
According to some historical records, was introduced by megibung tradition of Karangasem, I Gusti Agung Ketut Karangasem Anglurah starting from the year 1614 Çaka (or 1692 AD). At that time, Karangasem, in his expedition beat Kings in the land of Lombok (Sasak King). When the rest of the war, the king urged all soldiers to eat together in a circular position later known by the name Megibung. In fact, the king himself is said to come eat with his soldiers.
Megibung contain values and specific rules. In megibung, rice in large quantities placed on a platter (place mat made of clay or wood) that has been coated Tamas (woven palm leaves). But now the event megibung rarely use the platter, was replaced with trays or other containers lined with banana leaves or rice paper. Mound of rice in a large portion placed on a tray and side dishes placed in a special container. People who eat sitting cross-legged on a regular basis and form a circle.
Food menu consists of megibung tradition is pork, the sequence (pork sausage), satay kablet (fat), awl satay (meat content), Nyuh sate (satay coconut), tamarind sate (satay and fat content), and red lawar white, starfruit leaf vegetables, pademara, and vegetable urap.
What about the Muslims about the megibung menu? Must be adjusted for example megibung menu of pork meat replaced with chicken. Megibung in the Muslim community is usually associated with weddings, circumcision feast, Eid, Mawlood Prophet and other Islamic occasions.Even now Megibung done regardless of tribe or religion, and megibung have meaning is to strengthen inter-religious brotherhood.
Ngejot
In Bali, ngejot means giving something (usually food) to someone else when we have a celebration or during certain holidays (other religions). Probably about the same as in other areas throughout Indonesia, in Bali there is also a tradition of this ngejot. Actually, the general nature of the people of Indonesia especially in Bali is helping and sharing, and this tradition is one of ngejot evidence. Ngejot tradition in Bali we can be divided into two, namely ngejot when ngejot holidays and when someone has a celebration or perform a ceremonial / religious beliefs.
Ngejot activity was carried out by Hindu and Muslim people. Like Walisongo in preaching in Java expand, they seek to modify the habits of the natives. Thus, Muslims in Bali was to modify the habits of the Hindu when welcoming Galungan and Kuningan holidays. Before Galungan, a feast which always falls on a day 210 days per calendar Wednesday Balinese procession was preceded by a string. The first is pengejukan or catching a pig. Next is PENAMPAHAN (pork cuts). Cut the pork is done together, either between neighbors or between collateral blood relatives. Only after it was implemented "Pengejotan". Having learned that Muslims should not eat pork so that dijot bianya cakes and fruits. Even if there is rice, but the side-dishes of chicken meat.
Ngejot when holidays such as Galungan, Brass and more usually more voluntary and adjust the situation and conditions. This means that what we have is what we give to others is usually neighbors and friends and relatives. Maybe because at that time almost everyone also celebrate the feast day, so exactly like each other to exchange gifts because usually ngejot.
In addition, in specific areas in which multiple, non-Hindu religious community also inherited jotan (goods / food ngejot given time), and vice versa when other peoples holidays like Eid, Christmas, Vesak and other Hindus also feel . How wonderful difference when addressed with discretion?
