關於 hindu wedding ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

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📰 Indian-American gay couples find new forms of union amid stigma(恥辱)
🀄 同性戀在印度社會是丟臉的事，印裔美國同志伴侶在當中尋求新的結合方式

When Sameer Samudra and Amit Gokhale decided to marry according to Hindu custom, the couple faced an unexpected(意想不到的) hiccup(麻煩): they couldn't find a priest(神父) to do the ceremony.

📌 當 Sameer Samudra 和 Amit Gokhale 決定按照印度教習俗結婚時，這對新人遇到了意想不到的麻煩：他們找不到牧師來主持婚禮。

"We wanted a Hindu wedding, but so many pandits (印度教士) [priests] said no. I was agonized(極痛苦的) when one of them quoted(報價) an exorbitant(過高的) amount(金額) just because I am gay!" said Sameer, who lives in North Carolina.

📌 “我們想要一場印度教婚禮，但有很多教士 [牧師] 說不。當他們中的一個人僅僅因為我是同性戀而提出過高金額時，我感到非常痛苦！” 住在北卡羅來納州的薩米爾說。

Unwilling to have "the energy of a reluctant(不情願的) priest" at their wedding, the couple improvised(即興發揮).
"One of our friends learnt the basics of being a priest and we chose Hindu rituals(儀式) that made sense for a same-sex wedding," Sameer said.

📌 這對新人不願意在他們的婚禮上擁有“不情願的神父的能量”，他們即興發揮。
“我們的一個朋友學習了成為牧師的基本知識，我們選擇了對同性婚禮有道理的印度教儀式，”薩米爾說。

So many Indian-American couples dream of a big fat Bollywood-style wedding, complete with traditional rituals. But that's easier said than done for gay couples - even in the US where same-sex unions were legalized(合法化) in 2015.

📌 很多的印度裔美國夫婦都夢想著舉行一場盛大的寶萊塢式婚禮，並配有傳統儀式，但對於同性戀伴侶來說，說起來容易，做起來難——即使在 2015 年同性結合合法化的美國也是如此。

More than 300,000 gay couples have wed in the country since then. But Indian-Americans say that they are often ostracized(排斥) by those who have the holy(神聖的) task of solemnizing(隆重慶祝) their unions.

📌 從那時起，該國已有超過 300,000 對同性戀伴侶結婚，但印度裔美國人說，他們經常被那些肩負著舉行結合儀式的神聖任務的人排斥。

Temples refusing to host same-sex weddings, priests hanging up on their phone calls or unwilling to tweak(稍稍調整) the ceremony to suit them and, in some cases, not even showing up on the day of the wedding - these experiences have driven Indian-American gay couples to fall back on friends and well-wishers to create unique ceremonies rooted in their culture.

📌 寺廟拒絕舉辦同性婚禮、神父掛斷電話或稍稍調整儀式以適應他們，在某些情況下，甚至在婚禮當天都不露面——這些經歷推動了這些新人依靠的朋友和祝福者，創造植根於他們文化的獨特儀式。

Sapna Pandya, for instance, became a priest herself although female priests are virtually(實際上) unheard of in Hinduism.

📌 例如，Sapna Pandya 自己成為了一名神父，儘管在印度教中幾乎聞所未聞的女神父。

She did it because of the opposition she and her Pakistani(巴基斯坦的) Muslim wife, Seher, faced when they wanted to get married the traditional way.

📌 她這樣做，是因為她和她的巴基斯坦穆斯林妻子 Seher，在想以傳統方式結婚時面臨反對。

"I didn't feel comfortable going to the temple to see a priest. My wife didn't feel comfortable going to the mosque(清真寺) and asking an imam(伊斯蘭領袖尊稱). So, we wrote our own ceremony," Sapna said.
They chose Hindu mantras(真言) and verses from the Koran(古蘭經) that symbolized companionship.

📌 “我不喜歡去寺廟找一位神父。我的妻子不喜歡去清真寺問伊瑪目，所以，我們編寫了自己的儀式。”Sapna 說。他們選擇了象徵伴侣關係的印度教真言和古蘭經中的經文。

資料來源: https://reurl.cc/4aERyj

Reena & Ash’s epic two-day wedding is up on my blog! It involves a super hot couple, loads of beautiful & colourful outfits and even more dance moves. Go check it out!

https://www.ireneyapweddings.com/journal/hindu-wedding-froyle-park-hampshire

Pelajar Malaysia Hampir Dimurtadkan Di Korea Selatan? [Siri 1]

Artikel pendedahan kali ini agak panjang. Mohon sahabat baca sehingga habis kerana ia sangat penting dan sebarkan.

Mutakhir ini banyak gerakkan agama baru atau kultus (cult) yang kian tersebar di Malaysia. Bukan sahaja gerakkan dari ajaran sesat di dalam Islam sahaja, malah ada yang dari pecahan ajaran Buddha, Kristian, Hindu dan juga pembentukkan agama baru yang kebanyakkan berasal dari luar negara.

Apabila ajaran ini sudah bertapak di Malaysia, sudah pasti misi untuk menyebar luaskan ajaran baru mereka itu berlangsung di Malaysia samada secara sembunyi atau secara terang-terangan. Salah satu gerakkan yang difokuskan untuk dibincangkan adalah Unification Church dari Korea Selatan.

Sejarah

Gerakkan keagaman ini diasaskan oleh Sun Myung Moon yang lahir pada 25 Februari 1920. Moon lahir di Provinsi Pyungan Bukedo yang kini termasuk di dalam wilayah Korea Utara. Beliau lahir dalam sebuah keluarga yang menganut kepercayaan Konfusianisme.

Beliau pada asalnya memiliki nama Mun Yong Myeong. Tetapi ketika beliau berumur 10 tahun, keluarganya telah menerima agama Kristian dan menjadi ahli kepada Gereja Presbiterian. Lima tahun setelah itu, dikatakan berlaku satu “peristiwa penting” pada 17 April 1935 dimana Mun Yong Myeong sedang bertapa di Gunung Myodo, lalu datang seorang lelaki yang dikatakan Jesus menjelma di hadapnnya dan memberitahu kepadanya:

"Kamu akan mewarisi seluruh misi aku, sebelum ini aku tidak dapat memenuhi ‘The Three Great Blessings’, jadi kamu mesti memenuhinya bagi pihak aku",

Jesus meminta Mun untuk menyelesaikan tugas yang beliau sendiri belum dapat tunaikan kerana dirinya (Jesus) disalib.[1] Selepas beberapa tempoh Mun membuat pertimbangan dan berdoa kepada Tuhan, Moon nekad untuk menerima dan menjalankan misi tersebut, lalu beliau menukar namanya kepada Sun Myung Moon (lebih dikenali sebagai Moon).

Setelah dari peristiwa itu, Sun Myung Moon juga mendakwa telah beberapa kali secara sedar dia didatangi dan dipandu secara langsung oleh nabi Ibrahim, nabi Musa, Buddha dan juga nabi Muhammad sendiri.[2]

Pada 11 Mei 1954, Sun Myung Moon mula mengasaskan sebuah gereja bernama Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSAUWC) atau mereka sering dikenali sebagai Unification Church.[3] Pada ketika itu mereka berjaya menarik ramai pengikut dari pelajar wanita di Ewha University yang menjadi milik kerajaan Korea dan denominasi Protestan. Setelah itu gerakkan mereka ditentang oleh Presiden Universiti tersebut disebabkan ramai yang terpengaruh dengan ajarannya dan disusuli dengan tekanan dari akhbar di Seoul yang menulis tentang kegiatan mereka.

Pada akhir 1950-an, Gerakkan ini mula menghantar pendakyah (misionari) antarabangsa pertama, seorang dihantar ke negara jiran Jepun pada tahun 1958, manakala dua orang dihantar ke Amerika Syarikat pada tahun 1959. Kedua negara ini merupakan antara negara yang menjadi ramai pengikutnya.

Sun Myung Moon telah mengahwini Hak Ja Han pada tahun 1960, ketika itu Hak Ja Han berusia 17 tahun (Sun Myung Moon 40 tahun) di dalam upacara yang dinamakan ‘Holy Wedding Ceremony’. Ini merupakan perkahwinan yang kedua bagi Sun Myung setelah bercerai dengan isteri yang pertama. Sun Myung Moon dan Hak Ja Han inilah individu yang kini sangat terkenal sebagai gelaran Father Moon dan Mother Moon oleh pengikut mereka, mereka juga digelar sebagai True Parents oleh ahli-ahli Unification Church. Keluarga mereka (bersama anak-anaknya) dikenali sebagai keluarga sejati (True Family).

Hak Ja Han adalah orang yang mendokong kuat ajaran suaminya dan turut menjadi pengaruh untuk menguatkan lagi kerja misionari terutama di dalam sayap wanita. Pada tahun 1975, Unification Church berjaya menghantar pendakyahnya ke 120 negara untuk menapak ajarannya di setiap negara. Pada tahun 1984 Unification Church berjaya menubuhkan The Washington Times yang menjadi akhbar harian yang arus perdana di Amerika Syarikat.[4]

Setelah Unification giat berkembang dan menjadi kontroversi ditentang oleh Gereja Kristian, akhirnya pada 1996, gerakkan mereka menukar nama dari Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity kepada The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU). Dengan membuang unsur kekristianan seperti perkataan Holy Spirit dan World Christianity.

Gerakkan mereka ini sebenarnya ditentang hebat oleh Kristian. Malah kebanyakkan buku dan penulisan Kristian dari denominasi Katolik, Protestan, Methodis yang lainnya tidak menganggap Unification Church adalah aliran di dalam Kristian. Ia adalah kultus (cult) agama baru yang tidak ada kena mengena dengan Kristian seperti ditulis di lapor The New York Times bertajuk REV. MOON'S CHURCH HELD NOT CHRISTIAN.[5] Begitu juga di dalam laman media Kristian yang lain seperti The Christian Post dan Christianity Today.[6]

Walaupun begitu, mereka tetap aktif menyebarkan fahamannya di dalam badan-badan kebajikan di atas nama “Peace” sehingga mewujudkan lebih 20 pertubuhan yang sangat aktif di seluruh dunia termasuk aspek politik, sukan, wanita dan pendidikan antaranya:

1) Universal Peace Federation (UPF)
2) Womens’s Federation for World Peace (WFWP)
3) Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWP)
4) Inter Religious Federation for World Peace
5) Religious Youth Service (RYS)
6) International Interreligious Federation for World Peace (IIFWP)
7) World Culture and Sports Festival (WCSF)
8 ) World Association of Non Govermental Organizations (WANGO)
9) CAUSA
10) Professors World Peace Academy (PWPA)
11) Sun Moon University, Korea
12) International Educational Foundation (IEF)
13) Collegiate Association for the Research of the Principle (World CARP)
14) Service For Peace (SFP)
15) Youth Federation For World Peace (YFWP)

Selain itu banyak lagi gerakkan-gerakkan mereka yang lain. Gerakkan dan pertubuhan inilah yang menjadi tambatan untuk menyebarkan fahaman Unification Church.

Kepercayaan

Dalam mewujudkan ajaran baru ini, Father Moon telah menggabungkan inti ajaran Kristian dengan kepercayaan Shamanisme (Korea), Daoisme dan Konfusianisme. Selain itu juga beliau telah membuat penafsiran baru buat Bible yang kebanyakkan bercanggah dengan arus perdana. Hasil olahan itu lalu diadun dan diolah ke dalam kitab sucinya yang berjudul “Divine Principle” yang diterbitkan pada 1957. Setelah itu, Sun Myung Moon menyebut dirinya sebagai mesiah baru. Hasil daripada itu ajarannya mendapat sambutan yang hangat dikalangan masyarakat terutama di Korea Selatan, Jepun, Amerika Syarikat dan United Kingdom.

Dakwaan yang sering disebut, Jesus tidak berjaya menyelesaikan misi yang dimaksudkan adalah Jesus tidak berjaya menyelesaikan ‘tiga keberkatan agung’ (Three Great Blessings) yang diserahkan kepada Sun Myung Moon. Secara ringkasnya Three Great Blessings itu adalah perkahwinan dan juga sistem kekeluargaan.

1. Mempunyai zuriat (sempurna)
2. Berganda (beranak pinak)
3. Mendominasi (Mempunyai kuasa)

Sebab itu di dalam Unification Church sangat terkenal dengan ritual perkahwinan besar besaran (Mass Wedding) yang mana setiap pasangan akan diberkati oleh Father Moon dan Mother Moon. Bagi setiap orang yang menganggotai ahli Unification Church, mereka perlu diberkati jika mereka ingin masuk ke dalam syurga. Melalui majlis perkahwinan keberkatan ini, Father Moon percaya bahawa dia telah mencipta tradisi keluarga syurgawi yang baru (True Family yang dipimpin oleh True Parents) dan ini adalah usaha pemulihan hubungan retak dalam keluarga yang telah timbul sejak dahulu lagi. Sejarah Holy Wedding antara Father Moon dan Mother Moon pada tahun 1960 (True Parents) adalah dikatakan yang pertama dalam sejarah.[7]

Unification Church juga percaya bahawa Father Moon dan Mother Moon adalah jelmaan Adam dan Hawa yang ketiga. Menurut pengikut tegarnya, Dr Yoo Chong Young di dalam bukunya True Parents and World Peace mengatakan yang bermaksud:

“Adam dan Hawa yang pertama (6000 tahun lalu) mereka gagal di dalam misinya disebabkan jatuhnya mereka dari syurga. Begitu juga dengan Jesus yang merupakan Messiah (Sang Penyelamat), yang dikatakan sebagai jelmaan Adam kedua (Holy Spirit adalah Hawa) juga hanya dapat memenuhi misi kerohanian, tetapi misi fizikal tergendala disebabkan penyaliban dirinya (Jesus).”[8]

Manakala untuk akhir zaman (kini) Father Moon sebagai Messiah Kedua (Adam Ketiga) Mother Moon sebagai substantial Holy Spirit (Hawa Ketiga). Mereka mengatakan misi telah tercapai secara rohani dan fizikal, dan mereka telah memenuhi Three Great Blessings. Secara tidak langsung beliau meletakkan diri beliau lebih hebat daripada Jesus yang diimani oleh penganut agama Kristian kerana tidak berjaya menyelesaikan misi True Parents.

Selain itu juga, pengikut Father Moon sangat sinonim menisbahkan Father Moon ini adalah Imam Mahdi yang ditunggu umat Islam, seorang pengikut tegarnya Jennifer Tanabe menulis di dalam artikel dalam laman sesawang mereka yang bertajuk “The Kalki Avatar and the Second Coming of Christ, the True Parents of Humankind”:

“This passage is familiar to all Unificationists, and it is our understanding Sun Myung Moon is the fulfillment not only of the Second Coming of Christ but, together with his wife, Mrs. Hak Ja Han Moon, fulfills the ultimate role of the True Parents of humankind. Thus, we easily recognize the Mahdi in this role of the awaited returning central figure in Islam whom we can see fulfilled in the True Parents.”[9]

Bukan itu sahaja, malah pengikutnya juga memadankan Father Moon dengan bakal ‘ketibaan imam’ di dalam agama lain seperti Maitreya (Buddha), Kalki Avatar (Hindu), Juru Selamat Kedua (Kristian) dan banyak lagi.[10]

Yang lagi dahsyat adalah satu ucapan Sun Myung Moon bertajuk “The Arrival of the Era of the Fourth Adam’s Realm” di Belvedere International Training Center, New York pada tahun 1999 beliau berkata bahawa:

“Jesus cuba mengikuti saya, langkah saya, sepanjang jalan. Dia tinggal di Syurga, kerana dia tidak berkahwin. Tetapi saya mengahwinkannya. Tidakkah kalian mahu bertemu dengan isteri-isteri Buddha, Confucius dan Muhammad? Mereka menghantar surat penghargaan kepada saya dari alam roh. Mereka berjanji bahawa walaupun agama mereka hilang, mereka akan mengikuti saya”[11]

Kata-kata ini meletakkan diri beliau lebih mulia berbanding dengan tokoh-tokoh agama lain. Malah beliau mengaku menjadi ‘wali’ untuk mengahwinkan Jesus. Hal ini merupakan aqidah dan keimanan penganut Unification Church.

Di dalam Unification Church juga memiliki kitab suci utama mereka iaitu tulisan Sun Myung Moon yang dikenali sebagai Divine Principle. Yang mana kitab ini ditulis dengan olahan Bible dan juga sinkretis dengan agama lain seperti Konfusianisme, Daoisme, dan lain-lain.

Pecahan Dari Unification Church

Walaupun Father Moon dan Mother Moon dikatakan sebagai Ibubapa sejati atau Ibubapa Syurgawi atau Adam dan Hawa ketiga yang telah berjaya menyelesaikan misi kekeluargaan. Tetapi ternyata di dalam keluarga mereka sendiri juga berlaku konflik sehingga berpecah kepada aliran baru di atas nama Unification Church.

Pada tahun 2008, Sun Myung Moon telah melantik anak bongsu mereka bernama Hyung Jin Moon untuk memimpin gerakkan mereka (Family Federation for World Peace and Unification). Sepanjang beliau mewarisi pimpinan itu, beliau banyak memperkenalkan amalan baru seperti konsep tenaga kerohanian, pergerakkan tangan dan bermacam lagi.[12]

Hyung Jin Moon mula berkonflik secara terbuka dengan ibunya (Hak Ja Han) setelah kematian Sun Myung Moon pada tahun 2012. Ibunya telah menurunkan beliau dari pelbagai jawatan dari tahun 2013 dan akhirnya dipecat dari Presiden Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. Ajaran baru yang diperkenalkan oleh Hyung Jin Moon selama di dalam Unification Church itu juga turut dibuang dan dibatalkan (dimansukh) oleh ibunya.

Setelah beliau dipecat, Hyung Jin Moon mulakan gerakkan baru beliau dinamakan Sanctuary Church. Gerakkan Sanctuary Church ini dianggap terkeluar dari Unification Church.[13] Selama di dalam Sanctuary Church mereka secara terang-terangan mengkritik ibunya Hak Ja Han dan mengubah ajaran bapanya untuk mengangkat status dirinya.[14]

Selain itu terdapat juga kes seorang pengikut tegar Father Moon bernama Jung Myung-seok, yang telah keluar dari Unification Church dan membuat agama sendiri yang bernama Providence Church. Jung Myung-seok juga mengaku sebagai mesiah dan juga membuat penafsiran baru terhadap Bible seperti dilakukan oleh Father Moon.

Selain itu juga, konflik kekeluargaan Moon juga berlaku antara anaknya yang bercerai dengan menantu bernama Nansook Hong dan beliau telah menulis sebuah buku yang menceritakan sisi gelap di dalam keluarga Father dan Mother Moon, buku itu berjudul In The Shadow of The Moons.

Unification Church Ke Malaysia

Di Malaysia mereka sudah melebarkan sayap mereka secara serius dan kukuh sejak 1996 dengan penganjuran program yang dilakukan bersama ahli politik dan juga pelajar-pelajar di Malaysia. Dan baru-baru ini mereka melakukan program bersama dengan pelajar Universiti di Malaysia dan memaksa pelajar Melayu Muslim untuk mengangkat sumpah bersama mengisi borang supaya beriman kepada “Heavenly Parent” Father Moon dan Mother Moon dan memenuhi Three Great Blessing..…

Bersambung ke siri 2

Nota akhir:
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[1] http://www.reverendsunmyungmoon.org/rev_moon_life.html
[2] http://www.reverendsunmyungmoon.org/rev_moon_teaching.html
[3] Lihat artikel Sarah Lewis, - (2004). Encylopedia of New Religions, A Lion Book, England hlm 71
[4] http://www.reverendsunmyungmoon.org/rev_moon_life.html
[5] The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/26/archives/rev-moons-church-held-not-christian-national-council-report-calls.html
[6] https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/augustweb-only/8-6-35.0.html & https://www.christianpost.com/news/cults-in-culture-an-eclipse-of-true-christianity-the-unification-church-part-5-63057/
[7] Lihat artikel Sarah Lewis, - (2004). Encylopedia of New Religions, A Lion Book, England hlm 72-73
[8] Lihat Dr Yoo Chong Young, (-) True Parents and World Peace, cetakkan ketiga, hlm 55-57
[9] https://appliedunificationism.com/2018/02/05/the-kalki-avatar-and-the-second-coming-of-christ-the-true-parents-of-humankind/
[10] http://moonsanmyung.blogspot.com/2010/10/second-avatar-appearance-manifestation.html / https://appliedunificationism.com/2018/02/05/the-kalki-avatar-and-the-second-coming-of-christ-the-true-parents-of-humankind/
[11] http://www.unification.net/news/news19991024.html
[12] https://iunificationist.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/hyung_jin_nim_hands_devotion-1.pdf
[13] https://www.christiannewspost.com/unification-church-does-not-encourage-firearm-use/ & https://appliedunificationism.com/2015/12/14/the-sanctuary-church-schism/
[14] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-4Epj1xwI

R&D Team Multiracial Reverted Muslims

Indonesian style roast pig (babi guling), from start to finish. Entire pigs slow roasted for hours until tender, fall off the bone, perfection. For Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1sVGaq8veU

In Indonesia, a pig roast is called babi guling, babi panggang or babi bakar; however it is rarely found in Indonesia, except in non-Muslim majority provinces, such as Hindu Bali and Christian Batak lands in North Sumatra, Minahasa people of North Sulawesi, Toraja in South Sulawesi, Papua, and also among Chinese Indonesians. In Bali, babi guling usually served with lawar and steamed rice; it is a popular dish in Balinese restaurants and warungs. In Batak people's tradition, babi guling is a prerequisite in wedding offerings for the bride's family. In Papua, pigs and yams are roasted in heated stones placed in a hole dug in the ground and covered with leaves; this cooking method is called bakar batu (burning the stone), and it is an important cultural and social event among Papuan people.

In various Chinese communities (especially in Southern China), a pig roast known as siu yuk is purchased for the sake of special family affairs, business openings, or as a ritualistic spiritual offering. For example, a tradition is to offer one or several whole roast pigs to the Jade Emperor to celebrate a Chinese film's opening with a roast pig; the pig is sacrificed to ward off evils in return to pray for the film's success. One garnish used to make the dish look more appealing is a circular slice of pineapple and cherry and is often placed in a red box for luck.

A pig roast or hog roast is an event or gathering which involves the barbecuing of a whole hog. Pig roasts in the mainland Deep South of the United States are often referred to as a pig pickin', although roasts are also a common occurrence in Puerto Rico and Cuba as well as the non-mainland US state of Hawaii (a luau), with roasts being done in the mainland states by descendants of other areas. A Pig roast is traditional meal in Serbia and Montenegro, often prepared for celebration events and family fests, and it can be usually find on the menu of traditional taverns and bars - kafana.

The tradition of the pig roast goes back millennia and is found in many cultures. There are numerous ways to roast pork, including open fire rotisserie style roasting, and "caja china" style box grilling. Many families traditionally have a pig roast for Thanksgiving or Christmas. In Miami and other areas with large Cuban, Puerto Rican, Honduran or other Caribbean populations pig roasts are often held on Christmas Eve by families and friends whereas families from Hawaii often hold a roast on memorial day.

Pig roast (lechon asado) is a part of Puerto Rico's national dish and is usually served with arroz con gandules. In Puerto Rico, pig roasts occur year round, but happen in greater frequency as part of New Year's Eve celebrations and especially Christmas. In the Dominican Republic, "puerco a la puya" is a traditional part of the Christmas Eve meal.

In the Philippines, the roasted pig is referred to as lechon baboy. It is traditionally prepared for Christmas celebrations but is also commonplace at birthday parties, weddings, debuts, and family reunions.

In the UK, the tradition of pig roasting, which is more commonly known in the UK as a Hog Roast, is popular on many occasions, particularly parties and celebrations.

In Spain, the locals call this a suckling pig or a "lechon asado". Hog roasts are becoming more popular across Spain and more so in Southern Spain due to the ex-pat community .

In a Hawaii-style pig roast, a large pit is typically dug into the ground and lined with banana leaves, as lava rocks are heated over an open flame until they are very hot. The heated rocks are placed into the pit, and a seasoned pig is placed inside and covered with additional banana leaves, which serve as insulation and for flavor.

In an American Cuban-style pig roast, the "caja china" is the most commercially popular method by which to roast a whole pig. In its more traditional form, a roasting box is commonly fashioned above ground out of concrete blocks and steel mesh. Another popular method is to use a pig roasting box, the oldest and best known brand of which is "La Caja China." It usually takes four to eight hours to cook the pig completely; the pig is often started "meat-side" down, and then is flipped one time once the hog has stopped dripping rendered fat. When the cooking is complete, the meat should ideally be tender to the point of falling off of the bone.

Indonesian style roast pig (babi guling), from start to finish. Entire pigs slow roasted for hours until tender, fall off the bone, perfection. For Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhnGtWAYl38

In Indonesia, a pig roast is called babi guling, babi panggang or babi bakar; however it is rarely found in Indonesia, except in non-Muslim majority provinces, such as Hindu Bali and Christian Batak lands in North Sumatra, Minahasa people of North Sulawesi, Toraja in South Sulawesi, Papua, and also among Chinese Indonesians. In Bali, babi guling usually served with lawar and steamed rice; it is a popular dish in Balinese restaurants and warungs. In Batak people's tradition, babi guling is a prerequisite in wedding offerings for the bride's family. In Papua, pigs and yams are roasted in heated stones placed in a hole dug in the ground and covered with leaves; this cooking method is called bakar batu (burning the stone), and it is an important cultural and social event among Papuan people.

In various Chinese communities (especially in Southern China), a pig roast known as siu yuk is purchased for the sake of special family affairs, business openings, or as a ritualistic spiritual offering. For example, a tradition is to offer one or several whole roast pigs to the Jade Emperor to celebrate a Chinese film's opening with a roast pig; the pig is sacrificed to ward off evils in return to pray for the film's success. One garnish used to make the dish look more appealing is a circular slice of pineapple and cherry and is often placed in a red box for luck.

A pig roast or hog roast is an event or gathering which involves the barbecuing of a whole hog. Pig roasts in the mainland Deep South of the United States are often referred to as a pig pickin', although roasts are also a common occurrence in Puerto Rico and Cuba as well as the non-mainland US state of Hawaii (a luau), with roasts being done in the mainland states by descendants of other areas. A Pig roast is traditional meal in Serbia and Montenegro, often prepared for celebration events and family fests, and it can be usually find on the menu of traditional taverns and bars - kafana.

The tradition of the pig roast goes back millennia and is found in many cultures. There are numerous ways to roast pork, including open fire rotisserie style roasting, and "caja china" style box grilling. Many families traditionally have a pig roast for Thanksgiving or Christmas. In Miami and other areas with large Cuban, Puerto Rican, Honduran or other Caribbean populations pig roasts are often held on Christmas Eve by families and friends whereas families from Hawaii often hold a roast on memorial day.

Pig roast (lechon asado) is a part of Puerto Rico's national dish and is usually served with arroz con gandules. In Puerto Rico, pig roasts occur year round, but happen in greater frequency as part of New Year's Eve celebrations and especially Christmas. In the Dominican Republic, "puerco a la puya" is a traditional part of the Christmas Eve meal.

In the Philippines, the roasted pig is referred to as lechon baboy. It is traditionally prepared for Christmas celebrations but is also commonplace at birthday parties, weddings, debuts, and family reunions.

In the UK, the tradition of pig roasting, which is more commonly known in the UK as a Hog Roast, is popular on many occasions, particularly parties and celebrations.

In Spain, the locals call this a suckling pig or a "lechon asado". Hog roasts are becoming more popular across Spain and more so in Southern Spain due to the ex-pat community .

In a Hawaii-style pig roast, a large pit is typically dug into the ground and lined with banana leaves, as lava rocks are heated over an open flame until they are very hot. The heated rocks are placed into the pit, and a seasoned pig is placed inside and covered with additional banana leaves, which serve as insulation and for flavor.
In an American Cuban-style pig roast, the "caja china" is the most commercially popular method by which to roast a whole pig. In its more traditional form, a roasting box is commonly fashioned above ground out of concrete blocks and steel mesh. Another popular method is to use a pig roasting box, the oldest and best known brand of which is "La Caja China." It usually takes four to eight hours to cook the pig completely; the pig is often started "meat-side" down, and then is flipped one time once the hog has stopped dripping rendered fat. When the cooking is complete, the meat should ideally be tender to the point of falling off of the bone.

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filming by Nü View Photography & Film
choreography by Kavita Gogna