Articles tagged ‘Dewi Sri’

Travelling the North-East Road Pt. 2

By Barrie | May 6th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

Waking to a glorious sunrise bursting over the ocean is one of those special moments and although reluctant to move on towards Singaraja along the north-east road, it was the adventurous side that took over and it was not long before we found ourselves driving along the road out of Tembok bathed in glorious sunshine [...]

 

Rice: A central part of life in Bali

By Nick | December 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

Rice is the Balinese staple. Ask anyone ‘Sudah Makan?’ (already eat?) And they will say, ‘Yes, makan nasi’, which means, yes, rice. Bali and Java have the most well developed sawah (rice terraces) in Indonesia. In Bali as well as Indonesia there are really 2 types of farming, ladang and sawah. Ladang is carried out [...]

 

The Legend of Dewi Sri

By Barrie | July 18th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

In Java there are a multitude of myths and legends. The Sudanese in particular have some fascinating legends and none more fascinating that of Dewi Sri.