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To keep the sacral and the clean of this temple, so that : for women who are in coming moon is forbidden to enter the temple, is forbidden to climb the building to make dirty the wall of the building. It is not allowed for having sex, and it is forbidden to enter the temple without sarong.
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Moon? Swoon? Loon?
in coming moon means any woman on their period.
That’s what I assumed.
yep..that’s what its mean..coming moon is when a girl on the period..but its soo.. funny..
Help keep my sacrum clean
Okay – turn around, and it gets the hose again.
Doesn’t look like they want women there at all. I know I wouldn’t wear a sarong!
Perhaps they just mean that you should not enter the temple inadequately dressed (which would be true of most religious places anywhere). But maybe they are strict about the sarongs, too. A sarong is a seamless garment. I don’t know about Indonesia but there are some Hindu and Buddhist temples that you can enter only if your clothes have no seams (i.e. they are wraps, like sarong/sari/mundu).
That’s really interesting–I never knew about the “no seams”!
In addition to the above comment, there are lots of religious traditions where a women is considered “unclean” during mentruation (also known as her “moon cycle” since it happens once a month).
^what Slupine said.
That is probably what they are referring to.
Many female mammals (including human) cycle with the moon and/or seasons. As the moon affects the tides it affects the cycle of many sea animals as well. Many religoins did not like having a menstral woman in the church or stated that she had to sit in a certian place durring that time. There is even a verse in the bible about it.
Yes, there are Old Testament verses mandating that menstruating women be sent “outside the camp.” They helped me realize that the Bible is not infallible, since clearly that should have been applied to PREmenstrual women.
Those ancient priests would not send premenstrual women out of the camp, because they put the fear of God into the men.
The fear of God pales beside the terror inspired by premenstrual women.
And hell hath no fury compared to us either
And they didn’t have Timtams to use to placate the wimmen back then, either – no wonder the poor bastards went around in fear all the time.
Oh my god… am I seeing what I think I’m seeing…? could it be?… YES!!! AN INTELLIGENT CONVERSATION ON FAILBLOG!!! OMG THIS IS A RARITY BEYOND BELIEF
Yeah, but it finished quite quickly, I thought.
I’d love to know where that myth originated that we all cycle with the moon. Seriously…I know prob. a third of the (female) population has a 28 day cycle, but it doesn’t necessarily align with the moon.
It does align. The moon orbits the earth every 28 days.
That temple has bare walls because they never get the painters in.
*clonk*
So, um, are they gonna check to see if each woman is in incoming moon before they let them enter?
OMG! What a panty check?? A sniffing dog?? Man – I thought airport security was tough!!
Yeah, no, they just ask. Thank god I haven’t experienced that. Urrrgkh!
Yeah and I didn’t mean that about asking. Sarcasm. Fail.
If you don’t wear a sarong you’ll be sari !
AAAAARGH! *Dreadful Pun Hell fairy moons you*
Look out! Incoming moon!!
The Moon of the Dark Side!
If you don’t wear a sarong, so long! And please, don’t sing the Thong Song!!
what sarong with you?
Sari, nothong.
What’s wrong with wearing a sarong? It’s a very comfortable piece of garment!
Coming moon = menstruating
Comes quite handy. It kinda sucks when the ladies always bleed all over the place. Perhaps I should get such a sign as well?
Everything is “forbidden” except the sex, which is just “not allowed.” Does the lax language imply that sex in the temple is less of a desecration than a woman entering while she’s on her period?
And if you have sex while on your period in the temple, you are banned from the temple for life.
…unless you were wearing a sarong at the time.
Augh, god, the mess……wouldn’t that be so disgustingly messy?
It’s really not that bad…
is ot come from Indonesia?
guess so. indonesians use to say period in “datang bulan” (coming moon), don’t they?
perhaps it is (memalukan skali banyak gmbar dari indonesia di sini. ckck)
Where does it say anything about Amazon women?
Amazon Women on the Moon was a movie
Weren’t there Amazon Cat Women from the Moon as well?
Cripes! And to think I’ve been wasting my time buying books on their Website!
May I just say how I love your comments.
Oh, Thank you.
Well, seriously folks, of course it’s not proper for us to go into places of worship during our moon phases! We all know that!!!
Women who are menstruating are considered “impure.” I don’t see much Engrish here
How about “to keep the sacral and the clean of this temple”?
No sex allowed, but sacred boning is OK!
It’s not that much of an Engrish really. It just means keep the place clean and sacred. Not too hard to work out.
It could be referring to knee tremblers
I’m pretty tidy about it….can I go in?
I think the woman in coming moon part refers to the menstrual period (bleeding once every month) which is a monthly cycle… and a sarong is a type of clothing…
That’s my guess, though I could be wrong.
You’re right, Tabbytha — the “coming moon” reference refers to a woman having her period, which many Muslims see as being “dirty.” Which is ridiculous, of course.
What I want to know is how they make sure you’re not on your period when you enter.
Oh, dear. I don’t even want to know.
Oh god, there’s an episode of Dirty Jobs I do not want to see.
Tony Robinson checks all the women?!!
Tell her that sarong makes her look fat. Measure the explosion.
I NOT HAS A PMS!!!!
you’re still not allowed to enter.
If the chocolate is on the inside of the temple, do you think that something like a polite request for cultural sensitivity and consideration of local customs is going to stand in my way? Might as well send an ant to stop an elephant. A stampeding hormonal elephant.
Yup. We can’t go in during our CRAZY time! XD
I thought crazy time was one week before?
For some of us, it’s all of the time.
PMS: Pre-, Present, or Post- .
I NOT HAS IT!
It’s not just Muslims, it’s in the Old Testament of the Bible too… can’t remember which book though…
*puts on anthropology degree hat*
There are many MANY many cultures through out the world that have menstruation taboos and customs. Some celebrate the event, others view it as a time of impurity and actually make the women leave the village and enter into a menstrual hut to avoid contamination (er some reason, etc.) Not really surprising.
*takes hat off*
I’m a little surprised to see such a thing mentioned in of all places my daily Engrish though! ^_^
in a lot of African cultures this is the case, where they believe that the blood will attract predators. Safer for the tribe if the women stays outside it for her time.
Could be a nice break for her, too.
Yup, knew that too, was just the first example that popped into my head, since it’s a familiar one. ^^
Anthropology geeks unite!
Rock on Slupine! *cheers*
and keep the womens out of the sumo ring!
OK, but Cora, it seems like you’ve assumed the above sign is Muslim. If I had to guess at what place of worship the pic was taken, I would never guess it’s Muslim — never heard of a Muslim “temple”.
It doesn’t say you have to wear the sarong. So if a woman was coming into her moon and climbed on the wall to have sex, wearing nothing and got the wall dirty they would be really ticked off.
Sarong? Sarong? Sarooooooong? Where the hell is he? We can’t go in until he catches up with us… oh, what’s he doing back at the kiosk, he can’t possibly want any more postcards…
he’s buying a tampon as always
That’s sarong on so many levels…..
♪ How come you’re sarong
My sweet neo con…. Yeah ♪
Not allowed for having sex – what about a hijab?
Not allowed for having sex – what about a blowj… never mind…
LMAO! Good job, you two!
My prediction confirmed- in spades! That’ll teach you not to deny PMS.
Pun-making syndrome? What, moi? Never…
simple instructions:
1. all women coming from the moon are not allowed
2. don’t climb the building; use the main door or wash your hands first
3. no sex here – get a room for christ sake
4. be polite with sarong, he’ll make your life easy
It would be difficult to moon anyone while wearing a sarong.
Ha, this is from Stephen Fry’s Twitter stream!
Indeed, I already reported it as false source.
Oh Damn! You mean the women’s rights movement robbed me of permission to go away by myself for a week straight? I could have gotten out of work, church, housework, child rearing, cooking, cleaning and any other given thing that involves people because I was unclean?
I’m still fairly unclean! Can I go to my special hut now? Sweet… Seriously, women’s rights activitists have got this ALL wrong.
If I stop bathing, does that mean I can stop going to work?
You’ll still be making a crust.
I’m really dirty on you now. Your dreadful puns stink.
Well… if I remember right there was a journal article that pretty much said going to the menstrual hut was sort of like saying to the guys of the village – Yo’ I’m fertile again!
but I digress…
…Sexist temple.
These old religions should be removed from the world permanently. No joking.
I don’t care what will people reply here. Places like this should be destroyed.
The place is probably quite a beautiful building – it’s the people that need destroying. Suggest a neutron bomb; minimise blast damage, but maximise people elimination.
Old religions like Christianity? I’m an atheist, but….really?
Silly feminists!
Without silly feminists, you wouldn’t have any human rights to speak of (assuming by your name that you’re a woman).
Doesn’t change the fact that feminism has become a huge joke in recent decades.
or, you could get a life, and realise that not everyone believes the same things you do, and show a little respect.
Since “sacral” is the word for the lower back region, I understand where this is coming from, since my “sacral” sometimes makes me climb the walls and yell dirty.
The sacrum is the triangle-shaped bone(s) at the base of your spine, in between your hip bones. Anything related to it is “sacral”.
Yay, I’ve used my anatomy class learning outside of school.
Ooh, look, Wiki article with pictures:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrum
Great! Now look up “sciatica,” another fun word having to do with the lower regions of the spinal cord! What it won’t tell you, though, is how it can make you feel as if your leg is numb but also has been set on fire at the same time!
I know. I hate that. In or out of my moon phase.
I don’t have moon phases, but I do have sitting and driving phases, and those will usually set it off.
You mean I can’t have sex in the temple? Darn.
My guess is they are talking about not allowing women who are menstrating, but I’m not sure exactly what “in coming moon” means.