What happens
Penampahan is preparation day. From before dawn families butcher a pig together with neighbours, cook lawar and satay, then raise the penjor — a tall curved bamboo pole dressed in young palm leaf — in front of the house. By late afternoon whole village streets are lined with them.
Impact on your trip
Heavy traffic around markets in the morning and some staff leaving work early. Otherwise normal.
What you can do
A slow late-afternoon ride through village streets to watch the penjor go up is one of the finest free sights in Bali. Famous babi guling warungs are extremely busy today.