Posted by Gopinath on Monday, 15. February 1999 at 02:05 Bali Time:
In Reply to: Fags n' F*** Ups! posted by Mitch on Friday, 12. February 1999 at 06:59 Bali Time:
I attended a wedding in Pelaga village up on the volcano mountainside of inland Bali. Among the offerings in front of the priests, was a small silver salvo containing a mentholated and a regular packet of 20s cigarettes. When I asked the priest if cigarette smoking wasn't injurious to God, he replied that smoking was an aspect of the groom's life, and accordingly had to be both represented at the ceremony and treated with due respect. That's the least the Gods expect.
Soon as the ceremony ended, first thing that happened was all three priests lit up.
I haven't been following this discussion in detail, but if the subject is smoking in Bali, I'd guess they're crazy about it.