Articles tagged ‘canang’
Animism in Bali
By Nick | July 27th, 2006 |
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We’ve all heard about animism as a part of Balinese Hinduism. Some people might consider this primitive, the worshipping of mountains, the fight between good and evil and ancestor worship. Nevertheless, animist beliefs have been melded with Hinduism to form Agama Hindu, the local verson of the religion.
Taking Jevon to see Ogoh Ogoh in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | March 29th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Wednesday night around 8pm I got a message from Ika who was out on Jl. Seminyak with Jevon and her sister Ningrum. ‘Ogoh ogoh about to move’ was the message, and it meant the giant monsters set upon bamboo supports were about to be carried up and down the street. Walking out from the house [...]
Seminyak Bali: Religion and tourism in close proximity
By Nick | March 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Cafe Seminyak on Jl. Seminyak is my usual place for a coffee. Just the other day I was sitting there with my hat and sun glasses reading the Jakarta Post, when someone said “Are you Nick?” An American tourist, who I had never met before somehow recognized me. I can sit at Cafe Seminyak and [...]
Ceremonies and offerings abound in Bali
By Nick | December 28th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Walking around my neighborhood in the morning is pleasant because the temperature is cool, the searing sun is still below the tree line and Balinese locals are performing ceremonial prayers.
Offerings are a part of daily life in Legian Bali
By Nick | December 24th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Offerings are a part of daily life in Bali and walking down Jl. Legian this morning I was lucky enough to see people placing canang, the banana leah trays filled with flowers outside their shops. The purpose of this is to ward off evil spirits. Junctions and corners often have a pile of canang on [...]
What Bali means to people
By Nick | November 28th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Bali conjures up thoughts of a paradise for many people. Exactly what paradise is varies from person to person of course. Last night I was chatting to a guy seated next to me at the Irish pub down the road from our house in Portland. He worked for a environmental organisation protecting the salmon.
