Lintang "How Balinese determine people's character and behaviour" (PART I)

The Christian calender which also contain a ot of information about
triwara, pancawara, saptawara, lintang, wuku, etc. 


Based on Astrology, our character and behaviour can be determined by what our zodiac is. In Bali, we also have our own zodiac.  We have two ways to do that. Those are based on lintang and wuku. Our Lintang can be determined by the day we born based on pancawara and saptawara. Whereas our Wuku is determined by what week we born. We have 30 Wuku in Bali. If it sorted from the first week untill the last week, it will started from Sinta, Landep, Ukir, Kulantir, Tolu, Gumbreg, Wariga, Warigedean, Julungwangi, Sungsang, Kuningan, Langkir, Medangsya, Pujut, Pahang, Krulut, Merakih, Tambir, Medangkungan, Matal, Uye, Menail, Prangbakat, Bala, Ugu, Wayang, Kulawu, Dukut, and Watugunung. If all the 30 weeks times with seven, then we know the total of all of the days in 30 weeks are 210 days. 210 days in Bali, is equal to six months. I Know you might be  think that it’s maybe seven or eight months. But, in Bali one month is equal to 35 days. It also means that every six months, the wuku will start all over again. This is why Balinese people (The Hindu one) have two birtdays in one year. In this part, I will tell about Lintang. If you want to know what your Lintang is, you can  find out in the internet by yourself or you can find it on my recommended site m.kalenderbali.org. We have 35 Lintangs which each of them has its own character and behaviour.  Here are the explanation of the character and behaviour of them.

Palelintangan in Bali
Palelintangan painting made by I Nyoman Mandra in 1993
source: http://heurist.sydney.edu.au

Sungsang Kala Lintang (Inverted Demon)
This is for who was born in Radite Umanis. If you was born on this day, you will love to learn about spiritual stuff, hate if somebody order you in a wrong way, faithful, and firm with your opinion. You never change your decision once you made it.  You love to doing charity, keeping your friend’s secret well, and good in get sympathy.

Gajah Lintang (Elephant)
This is for who was born in Radite Paing. If you was born on this day, you are really good in getting your friend’s sympathy and also good in asking help to your friend. Love to show off about your relationship. You never show your problem to anybody so it makes your friend hard to know about your feeling. You also have a lot of faithful friends. Lucky you!

Patrem Lintang (Kris)
This is for who was born in radite pon. If you was born on this day, You have a nature talent to be a speaker. You also never forget of people who always help you. Love to show off and always think that you are the clever human in the entire world :D. Sometimes you will regret your decision. It means that you have to always be careful in making decision of everything. But You are really good in your job, multitalent and a hard worker.

Uluku Lintang (Plough)
This is for who was born in Radite Wage. If you was born on this day, You are really a hard and smart worker. Good in keeping yours or your friend’secret, A little bit show off, loyal to your friend, and hate if somebody argue with you.

Lawean Lintang (Headless Demon)
This is for who was born in Radite Kliwon. If you was born on this day, you are really good speaker, you have a nature talent to attract people to listen to you. But you are rare to talk to much and hate to argue with people. Hate to be ordered, but love to learn a lot of things.

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