The following Penyekeban is Penyajaan Galungan, here is previous article:

Penyajaan Galungan for Balinese is always a day full of cookies, Bali is covered with cookies. As its name suggest, the words “penyajaan” is derived from the word “jaja” which means “cookies. Various fried rice dough cookies are made for offering on Galungan (the day of victory). The creativity and patience of Balinese women are put into test when making these cookies since they usually have intricate pattern with different shapes and colors. Heaps of cookies are everywhere, in traditional markets, in roadside stalls and of course every house compound is filled with half processed cookies.

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The Balinese are extremely partial to sweet treats and most households invariably have a selection of cakes for the family to snack on throughout the day. Apart from fruit, these colourful cakes are also an important part of the ritual offerings are made to appease the Gods.

Balinese cakes or ‘jaja’, as they are colloquially referred as, are normally produced by women in a kind of home-industry set up to be sold in local market places. It is common to buy an assortment of different cakes early each morning to be consumed with a glass of aromatic coffee to begin the day. However, this is only considered a light snack and a more substantial breakfast of rice and small servings of meat, vegetables and condiments is taken later in the morning once the daily cooking preparations have been completed.

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