BALINESE TOOTH FILING | METATAH CEREMONY

Tooth Filing is belonging to the Manusa Yadnya (ceremony for humans). Called ‘Mapandes’ in High Balinese, ‘Metatah’ in Common Balinese. The reason for filing is to control evil human characteristics (Sad Ripu): greed, lust, anger, confusion, stupidity, jealousy, ill-will, and intoxication by either passion or drunkenness. This important life-cycle event usually occurs when a Balinese boy or girl reaches puberty-at a girl’s first menstruation, when a boy’s voice changes. If not then, it must definitely take