The Bali Kites Festival is an annual international kite festival held in July in Padang Galak area, Sanur Beach, Bali. Traditional giant kites (4 metres in width and almost 10 metres in length) are made and flown competitively by teams from the villages (banjar) of Denpasar. The Bali Kites Festival event is a seasonal religious festival intended to […]
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Balinese beliefs & its history Balinese Hinduism, a combination of Indian Shivaistic, Buddhist traditions and local customs dominates the daily lives of Balinese. Those many aspects involved during its one-millennium long evolution from the fifth till the sixteenth century make Hinduism of Bali tremendously different from that of India. Hinduism and Buddhism are believed to arrive in Indonesia […]
Bukakak Ceremony is a meaningful ritual supplication to the Creator in the embodiment of the Goddess of Fertility for granted fertility to agricultural land cultivated and also hoping to get a good harvest and abundance. The word itself implies Bukakak pork roll that only mature in the chest. Bukakak Ngusaba ceremony was conducted in the traditional village and […]
Kuningan day, that marks the end of the Gaungan holiday, is celebrated every 210 days, ten days after Galungan. The Balinese believe that Kuningan day is the day when their ancestors return to heaven after visiting the earth during Galungan celebration. They make offerings to be given to the ancestors on their farewell day. The offerings include yellowed […]
The hindu ceremony will continue until next month in Tanah Lot. After Galungan a few days ago, now is Kuningan ceremonial. Today is Penampahan Kuningan. Penampahan Kuningan, Sukra Wage Kuningan is a day to prepare everything, especially the offering for Kuningan Day, tommorrow. Beside penampahan kuningan, days before there are so many ritual for balinese people. People believe […]
Women Temple Cloth wear a close-fitting, long-sleeved jacket called a Kebaya. A Kain Kamben, a rectangle of cloth about two yards long, is tightly wound clockwise around the waist, dropping to the ankles. A long strip of cloth or corset, a conspicuous Selendang, lot of gold jewelry, flowers in the hair and slip-on sandals complete the ensemble.
The two- or three-tiered pavilion often found adjacent to the village temple is the town’s Wantilan / Community Hall. It is usually has solid coconut wood columns and chunky proportions for the base, plinth, and roof trussing. The Wantilan is used for meetings, cockfighting, political rallies, and dance performances held as a part of village temple festival.
PURSUANT to tradition of Hindu community in Bali, Saturday October 29, 2011, is called the Tumpek Wayang. On this day, all the puppeteers and those who have a puppet in Bali will give a special ceremony to theirs. They call the Tumpek Wayang as Odalan Wayang. In addition, many people choose Tumpek Wayang as an auspicious day to […]
Tumpek Landep is celebrated every Saturday or Sanisara Kliwon Wuku Landep (every 210 days). It is derived from the word Tumpek meaning close and Iandep meaning sharp. On that account, in the philosophical context, the Tumpek Landep moment poses a milestone of sharpening the citta (heart), buddhi (intelligence) and manah (mind). Thus, people always behave according to the […]
Tumpek Krulut ceremony is Balinese celebrate a holyday for musical instrument. Musical instruments are sacred items for the Balinese, and a special day, known as Tumpek Krulut is dedicated for all musical instruments, mask, and other tool for art performances that are used in the numerous religious ceremonies in Bali. The Tumpek Krulut takes its name from the […]
A. Definition Tri Hita Karana, is derived from the Sanskrit language. From the word Tri meaning three, Hita Karana means prosperous and meaningful causes. Tri Hita Karana is understanding the three main things that led to the welfare and prosperity of human life, that has meaning to keep the harmony and balance between human to God, human-to-human and […]
Pis bolong or Ancient Chinese Coints (kepeng money) have become money transactions tool in Bali in the past. Called Pis Bolong means money with hollows. The Shape is round, flat,hollow at its center and Chinese written characters on both sides, mostly made from copper. In Bali, this “pis bolong” or kepeng money still has a function in the […]