Festival Layang-Layang Padang Galak

25 October 2023 | Destination

Layang-layang tradisional Bali melekat dengan budaya pesisir dan agraris. Masyarakat Bali biasa memainkan layang-layang setelah musim panen sebagai ungkapan rasa syukur kepada dewa dewi, Rare Angon yang telah memberi hasil bumi melimpah serta tanah subur.

Budaya tersebut tercermin dari tiga jenis layangan tradisional, yaitu bebean berbentuk ikan, pecukan berbentuk daun, dan janggan yang merupakan asosiasi dari pecukan berekor seperti naga. Janggan jenis layang-layang tradisional paling terkenal di Bali, bahkan sudah mendunia.

Juni-Agustus setiap tahunnya menjadi waktu terbaik bermain layang-layang. Ini merupakan musim kering saat seluruh petani selesai panen, langit cerah, dan angin bertiup kencang.

Kadek Suprapta Meranggi, salah seorang undagi (arsitek tradisional Bali) yang menciptakan banyak layangan fenomenal, seperti Naga Banda dan Naga Raja mengatakan Banjar Dangin Peken, Sanur adalah 'rumah layangan' di Bali. Janggan pada mulanya berasal dari sini, puluhan tahun silam ketika dibuat pertama kali oleh seorang kakek bernama Kakek Rengkuh.

Festival Layangan Bali digelar sekitar Juli setiap tahunnya di Lapangan Pantai Padang Galak, Sanur. Kelompok-kelompok pemuda berbagai usia mengikuti lomba ini. Mereka berasal dari banjar-banjar di Bali pada umumnya, dan Kota Denpasar khususnya.

Ratusan layangan berukuran raksasa bergantian diterbangkan. Semangat gotong royong dan bahu membahu pemuda menerbangkan layangan mereka ke langit menjadi simbol persatuan.

Bagi masyarakat Bali, layangan tak sekadar benda mati tanpa nilai. Layangan juga memiliki tubuh, tulang, dan taksu atau roh penunggu.

Janggan adalah layangan yang disakralkan. Para penerbang biasanya menggelar ritual doa bersama sebelum benda tersebut diterbangkan. Aneka sesajen disajikan supaya janggan bisa mengudara dengan mudah, sehingga menghindari kejadian-kejadian berbau mistis yang tak diinginkan.

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Traditional Balinese kites are deeply rooted in the coastal and agrarian culture of Bali. Balinese people often fly kites after the harvest season as an expression of gratitude to the deities, particularly Rare Angon, for the bountiful harvest and fertile land.

This cultural practice is reflected in three types of traditional kites: bebean, which are fish-shaped, pecukan, which resemble leaves, and janggan, a type of pecukan with a tail resembling a dragon. Janggan kites are the most famous traditional kites in Bali and have gained worldwide recognition.

The best time for kite flying is from June to August each year. This period corresponds to the dry season when farmers have completed their harvest, the skies are clear, and the winds blow strongly.

Kadek Suprapta Meranggi, one of the undagi (traditional Balinese architects) responsible for creating many phenomenal kites, such as Naga Banda and Naga Raja, states that Banjar Dangin Peken in Sanur is the "kite home" of Bali. The janggan kite originally came from here, created decades ago by a grandfather named Kakek Rengkuh.

The Bali Kite Festival is held around July every year at Padang Galak Beach Field in Sanur. Groups of young people of various ages participate in the competition. They come from various banjars (local communities) in Bali, especially in Denpasar.

Hundreds of giant kites take turns to soar into the sky. The spirit of togetherness and cooperation among the young people flying their kites symbolizes unity.

For the Balinese people, kites are not just lifeless objects without value. Kites also have a body, bones, and taksu, or guardian spirits.

Janggan kites are considered sacred. The flyers usually conduct a joint prayer ritual before flying the kites. Various offerings are made to ensure that the janggan can easily take to the sky and avoid any unwanted mystical occurrences.

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