Showing posts with label Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Culture. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Characteristic Balinese Girl

Balinese Girl

Besides the natural beauty, the beauty of art and culture, there are still attractive to the local and international tourists visiting Bali, one of which is the beauty of Balinese girl. Perhaps the beauty and attraction of Bali radiates from the faces of beautiful Balinese girl.


Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Galungan and Kuningan

Galungan and Kuningan

Galungan or Dungulan derived from ancient Javanese language, which means win or fight. Because it was in the eleventh wuku Java called Wuku Galungan, while in Bali eleventh wuku called Wuku Dungulan. Name is different but the meaning is different.


Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Ngurek, Between Art and Magic

Ngurek

Talk about Bali, as there can be no end to parse all the beauty and exotic culture and the arts are still tinged with mystical things. Besides having a beautiful panorama, Bali also has a beauty culture that attract local and domestic tourists.

Friday, August 3, 2012

Nyepi and The Phenomenon

Melasti Ceremonial

If we ever come to Bali and feel the atmosphere there Nyepi Day, we will feel the quiet atmosphere of the earth in Bali in a day, without electricity, without looking at vehicles passing by, people were sitting at home in order to perform the ritual seclusion, aims to appeal to the presence of Almighty God, to sanctify human nature (Bhuana Alit) and the universe (Bhuana Agung).

Friday, July 6, 2012

Full Moon Exotic in Bali

Sang Hyang Chandra

If we hear about the moon, surely we have in mind is the romantic atmosphere under the bright full moon that shine at night. Moreover, if the atmosphere of the moon is on the beach with the breeze rustling.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Trunyan


Trunyan

Trunyan is unique in treating the bodies of its citizens. Unlike Hindus in general in Bali who solemnize cremation for burial (Ngaben). But in Trunyan, the body was not burned, but only placed in the cemetery Trunyan. It is precisely the skulls that is the appeal of the village Trunyan is regarded as the village of Bali Aga or original Balinese.

Friday, June 8, 2012

Joged Bungbung

Joged dancer and the audience

Joged Bungbung is a very popular social dances in Bali. This dance has a rather free movement patterns, agile and dynamic. Usually performed after the harvest season, holidays and other important days.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Leak Bali


Leak Bali

In Balinese mythology, Leak is a wicked witch. Le meaning witch and ak that is evil. Leak will be visible at night by the shaman hunter leak. In the daytime he was a human being.
In the evening he was in the cemetery to look for organs in the human body is used to make magic potions. Magic potion that can turn leak into a tiger, monkey, pig or be like Rangda.