ang ip ani ▁flower ▁( J ep un ). ▁The ▁p alette ▁of ▁ger ings ing ▁is ▁typically ▁red , ▁neutral , ▁and ▁black . ▁Ger ings ing ▁are ▁regarded ▁as ▁sacred ▁cloth s , ▁" as cribed ▁super natural ▁properties , ▁especially ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁forms ▁of ▁he aling , ▁including ▁ex or c ism ." ▁G ering ▁means ▁disease ▁and ▁sing ▁means ▁no . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁T eng an an ▁Peg er ings in ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁pre - M aj ap ah it ▁B ali ▁kingdom ▁of ▁Pe j eng , ▁pre - dating ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁B ali ▁by ▁the ▁H indu ▁J avan ese ▁who ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Maj ap ah it ▁era ▁( 1 5 th ▁century ). ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁legend ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁be que athed ▁their ▁land ▁by ▁the ▁ ▁king ▁who ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁have ▁as ▁much ▁land ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁and ▁horse ▁could ▁ride ▁around ▁in ▁a ▁day . ▁The ▁hors eman ▁chosen ▁had ▁a ▁mag ical ▁horse ▁and ▁he ▁enc irc led ▁a ▁vast ▁tract ▁of ▁land ▁which ▁the ▁king ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁grant ▁him . ▁ ▁Ger ings ing ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁poem ▁Rang ga ▁La we ▁which ▁tells ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Maj ap ah it ▁king , ▁R aden ▁W ij aya ▁giving ▁his ▁war riors ▁ger ins ing ▁s ash es ▁to ▁protect ▁them ▁in ▁Battle . ▁A ▁later ▁mention ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁poem ▁Nag ar ak