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, illwill, and intoxication by either passion or drunkenness. This important lifecycle event usually occurs when a Balinese boy or girl reaches pubertyat a girls first menstruation, when a boys voice changes. If not then, it must definitely take