Bali Travel Guide

When we grow older, people associate old age with weakness and powerlessness. But if we think the opposite, being old can also mean steadfast and mature. Ni Ketut Cenik, a Balinese dancer maestro, proved that in her 89 years of ...

The Barong and Rangda have always been two sacred symbols among the Balinese Hindus, dances that are performed in consecration. But now with the passing of time, these two symbols' functions have expanded into tourism ambassadors and are popular with ...

Banjar" is a social unit based on territory unity. This social unity is strengthened by custom unity and sacred religious ceremonies. In the mountain range area, the characteristic of banjar membership is limited only to those who were born in ...

Gempita Gianyar 2008 "ROMANCING NATURE IN PARADISE" 14 – 16 NOVEMBER 2008 Gempita Gianyar – the art, culture and environment festival which had became the landmark of the raise of Gianyar and Bali tourism – will be held this year on ...

The chain of ceremonies that follow a cremation, the memukur — best translated as escorting one's soul to heaven — is actually a much more delicate and costly ritual than the grand cremation ceremony itself. The cremation ceremony on this island ...

Unexpected rainfall is one of the oldest traditions in Balinese cultural practices, which can also be found in most societies in Java. This tradition is still practiced by the Balinese, because of its significance and function, not only within traditional, ...

Called Pis Bolong in Balinese and uang kepeng in Bahasa Indonesia, these living relics render a ceremony celebration incomplete without their presence. Ancient Chinese coins with square holes in the center and Chinese characters on the sides are all ...

The island Hindu religious leaders are saddened to see more and more local people start wearing black clothing during Balinese traditional funeral ceremonies. This western tradition, mainly 'imported' through Hollywood movies, is against Balinese Hindu belief: death is not an ...

Balinese sacrad dance rituals, performed to ward off pestilence and plague, and restore harmony to the seen and unseen. Two young girls on their verge of puberty, often 8 to 10 years old, "pure" and old enough to be intermediaries ...

The Kecak dance is one of the most famous of Balinese dances. It is unusual because it has no musical accompaniment like many other Indonesian dances do, the rhythm of the dance is produced by the chanting 'monkey' chorus. Instead, ...