This year, March is going to be the day that people are waiting for. It will be soon this middle of March, Balinese celebration for the positive power wins over the negative. A month earlier, Balinese youngsters busy preparing for the things needed for the day awaiting. It is called Silent day for the quietest [...]

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Calonarang is a traditional play which is performed sacredly during rituals ceremony. The play itself involves many people who take different parts for the performance. The four hours play usually takes place at a temple near cemetery which specially to worship the Bhatari Dhurga. Bhatari Dhurga is the Black Magic Goddess in Balinese mythology and [...]

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Bali art scene on the ancient time was rooted from kamasan style. The name was taken from the village where it came from. Kamasan is in Klungkung regency (Eastern part of Bali). This kamasan style is two dimensional drawing which existed before 1920s. The drawing itself characterized Ramayana and Mahabharata epic at that time. This [...]

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Kuningan is one of the biggest Hindu holidays which is celebrated by the Hindu community in Indonesia especially Bali, since this island is predominantly occupied by Hindus. Kuningan is the continuity of Galungan’s Holliday, which comes ten days earlier. The word derives from “kauningan” which means self-reflection to achieve better spirituality to keep away negative [...]

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For followers of Hinduism in Bali, Galungan is one of the sacred feasts. The day before Galungan, it is called Galungan Penampahan. Slaughtering pigs today as a sacrificial animal. But the real meaning is today should kill the animal traits that exist in themselves. Usually, men who do the slaughtering pigs, whereas mothers offering for [...]

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There are many kinds of martial arts in Indonesia, and so does in Bali. Lately, besides the Pencak Silat, there is a traditional martial art developed in Bali. It is called “Mepantigan”. Basically, mepantigan means to throw or to knock something down. The traditional martial art concentrates on locking and throwing the enemy. It combines [...]

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Bali News, Denpasar – Women are physically weak, but in all parts of the world, women are recognized to have the strong mental stamina. Similarly, Balinese women are considered to be sturdy in facing the hard life. The title includes doing physical work that ought to be done by men, such as: a carpenter or [...]

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Bali News, Denpasar – Balinese architecture, which is one of Balinese cultural identity, plays a very important role in the joints of Balinese culture. The uniqueness and beauty of Balinese architecture became the pride of the Balinese for it has been known around the world as a tourism icon. Unfortunately, it is slowly displaced by [...]

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Bali News, Karangasem – It is ironic, while Bali predicated as “Dollar Island”, with its amazing level of tourism development, it also keeps poor people who need benefactors’ helping hands. Citra Jaya Bangsa Foundation founded by Dominggus and Bali Coordinator Kertianing, is determined to help improve public housing in Bali because its current condition is [...]

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Bali News, Badung – Head of Denpasar’s Police Headquarter, Drs. I Gede Alit Widana, SH, M.Si, has been desperately seeking for the best solution in solving traffic problems in particular areas of Bali such as Legian, Kuta and South Denpasar (Jl. Imam Bonjol and Bypass Ngurah Rai Simpang Siur), but the efforts have not provided [...]

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