 Tumpek is one of the most fascinating of the happenstance dates, falls on Saturday Kliwon according to Balinese lunar calendar. To understand the Balinese calendar system, it will be a little bit complicated. But, roughly, there are 30 Wukus in the Balinese calendar system. Altogether lasting for 7 days each starting on Sunday. Tumpek occurs every 35 days, and therefore 6 Tumpeks; each of the
Tumpek comes every 210 days in which most of them occurs twice a year. Balinese Hindus perform different ceremonies for each Tumpek, considering that each Tumpek has its own purpose.
The first Tumpek to take place every cycle is Tumpek Landep, the Saturday of Landep, the second week of the Pawukon. This is a day of offerings to weapons of war, particularly the sacred kris short swords, but also guns or other weapons. Tumpek Uduh falls five weeks later on Saturday of Wariga, the seventh week, is a day to offer respect to trees, particularly the coconut palm that are important to the livelihood of the Balinese.
The third Tumpek, i.e. Tumpek Kuningan takes place on the Saturday of the 12th week of the Pawukon cycle, which is the Tumpek's namesake. On the 17th week Tumpek Krulut takes place, taking its name, like Kuningan, from the week of its occurrence. On this day offerings are made to the musical instruments, masks, and dance costumes used in many of the religious ceremonies in Bali.
Tumpek Kandang, sometimes called Tumpek Andang, falls five weeks later, on Saturday of Uye, the 22d week of the Pawukon cycle. The name comes from kandang, the Balinese word for the household animal pen, because this is the day to honor domestic animals. The sixth and last of the series, Tumpek Wayang, is again a Kajeng Keliwon, and thus particularly dedicated to the God of Arts
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