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The Timor-Leste\u2019s cultural core values assume that nature is Sacred, Alive and interconnected. Therefore, the nature should be preserved. The performance of the Timor-Leste\u2019s Indigenous Sacred Ritual of Tara Bandu is ban or prohibit environmental destruction, disrespect for other human beings and for their properties. On those who break the law of Tara Bandu are imposed a spiritual sanction. 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