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Balinese Wedding

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:42:24 +0000

The “Weda” says that marriage in Hindu is a holly act. There are two main reasons; firstly, God bless man and woman to love each other as what “Dewa Smara” (similar with Adam) and “Dewi Ratih” (similar with Eve) done in the beginning; secondly, human have to allow their ancestor come to reincarnation through the couple so that the soul be able to reform live in the next born. Reform to a better and holly live exactly important for every soul than through reincarnation that rolling times to times they hope at one time can be in one with God. That is make children is a need in Balinese couple.

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Fate of Kulkul

admin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:27:46 +0000

Before we proceed to the fate of kulkul, in present days, it is better to shed some light on what the kulkul is. Kulkul is Balinese wooden slit gong. It is made of long, hollowed-out wooden block whose upper end are sometimes carved into anthropomorphic heads. A hard and long lasting wood, such as teak, is usually used as kulkul material. The size of the kulkul is determined by the size of the kulkul tower, bigger tower needs bigger kulkul.

For Balinese, the sound of Kulkul is as powerful as the voice of God, when the kulkul is sounded, all Balinese who hear the sound of it will stop their activities and listen carefully to the rhythm of the kulkul sound, and determine its source. Once they found the source of the kulkul and meaning of the rhythm, if they have any connection with the the institution who sound its kulkul, they will abandon their works and prepare to do what the message that kulkul sound conveys. Kulkul is a communication devices used by an institution or organization to summon or convey special message to its members.

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Tenganan Dauh Tukad; Makare-kare

admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:33:18 +0000

Makare-kare or war by using thorny pandanus leaves is not just belong to Tenganan Pagringsingan village; its sister village, Tenganan Dauh Tukad which located o the west side of crystal clear water on the south east side of Tenganan Pagringsingan also has its own version thorny pandanus war.

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Special Event in Tenganan Pegringsingan

admin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:01:27 +0000

Usaba Kelima/Sambah

“Maling - malingan”, special event (maling means thief), when two young men representing their respective group steal some meat available at the Bale Agung. When they two finally captured by the villagers after being chased a couple of time then dressed up with old banana, leaves clothes, flower, cow’s bell as necklace, etc and then carried along the village roads (as to show that not forgiveness for criminals). This funny and cheerful event finally ended up with Abwang Dance performed by the maidens at Petemu. Mekare - kare (duel between group of young men each armed with two pieces of thorny pandanous leaves and pleated rattan as the armor), held at the Bale Agung at 16.00 hrs.

Offering: Expression of Devotion to God or Requirement of a Ceremony

admin — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:06:53 +0000

Offerings are the most visible way of Balinese in expressing their devotion to God. They make various offering for various ceremony range from the simple daily offering to the gigantic Sarad that is used in a rare and grand ceremony. The offering is an obligatory part of ceremony that no ceremony is considered complete without the presence of adequate offerings.

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Delicious Meal in Woven Young Coconut Leaves

admin — Mon, 26 May 2008 08:44:57 +0000

There is a holiday called Kajeng Kliwon in which Balinese serves Tipat or Belayag (rice-cake snack cooked in a small container of woven young coconut leaves) to The God. Besides in Kajeng Kliwon, Tipat is also used as an offering to the God in a day called Nyepi. A baby who enters temple for the first time is usually brought Tipat symbolizing that he or she asks permission from the deities who reside in the temple to enter the temple by presenting a Tipat.

There are many kinds of Tipat known in Bali. They can be differentiated in term of shape. A square-shape tipat is called Tipat Nasi, while the round one is called Tipat Taluh and for the pyramide-shape one, Balinese call it Tipat Sari, and many more shapes.

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Manusia Purba Museum

admin — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:43:44 +0000

Manusia Purba Museum is a small prehistoric museum with significant collections of prehistoric artifacts and prehistoric human’s bones. This unique museum is located in the west tip of Bali, in Gilimanuk, Jembrana regency. This museum houses collection of prehistoric bones and artifacts which were found by R.P. Soejoeno of Bali Archaeological Service during great excavation in 1962, in the village of Cekik, where the museum finally located.

Cekik site is one of the biggest necropolises found in Indonesia. In this site, the archeologists found various artifacts such as jewelries, bronze equipments, glass beads, pottery and sarcophagus, 100 complete prehistoric human skeletons adult were also found in an ancient graveyard in this excavation area.

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Baris Jangkang

admin — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:56:31 +0000

The third performance was the unique and rare Baris Jangkang from Nusa Penida Island, Klungkung regency. Baris Jangkang portrays the army of demons which served the King of Nusa Penida, Dalem Bungkut, in a war against the human troops from the main land, Bali Island.

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Ngerorod: Married by “Kidnapping”

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:10:11 +0000

In Bali the honeymoon usually precedes the wedding; the average boy in love with a girl makes his marriage arrangements directly with her, and outside his father, perhaps, and a few friends from he needs help, he keeps his intention secret until the day, previously agreed upon between the boy and the girl, when he will steal her. Shy couples simply run away together to the house of a friend, as a rule in another village, where they spent honeymoon in hiding.

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Jukung Traditional Balinese Fishing Boats

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:12:44 +0000

The colourful traditional fishing boats that line the coastal shores of Jimbaran and Sanur are known as jukung. These graceful vessels use only one main cloth sail and in favourable winds can skim them ocean’s surface at a fairly rapid pace.

The Balinese generally use jukung for fishing. These boats will venture out into the coastal waters in the evening and return with their catch before sunrise to sell at local seafood markets. However, the impact of tourism has meant that many of the island’s traditional fishermen can now supplement their limited incomes by taking paying passengers to surf and snorkel at offshore reefs and neighbouring islands.

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