Articles tagged ‘Religion’
Odalan ceremony in Ubud Bali
By Nick | December 22nd, 2006 |
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Ubud is a part of Bali that takes its ceremonies seriously. Here things are done in a slightly more fancy way, as if they feel they have to live up to something. One of the best times to be around a Balinese temple is the odalan ceremony. The odalan is the anniversary of the temple, [...]
Preparations for a cremation ceremony in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | December 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Seminyak has its fair share of temples, being a dencely packed area. Across from Bintang supermarket, at the end of a gang (alley) is Pura Dalem Kahyangan. This morning the banjar men, including one of my neighbors, were standing outside, preparing bamboo partictions for an upcoming cremation ceremony. In Bali there are 3 main temples [...]
Prasasti Blanjong : Sanur Bali
By Nick | December 13th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Prasasti Blanjong is the site of one of the oldest man-made objects in Bali. Today I callled my friend mike who lives in Sanur, to see if he was interested in checking out Prasasti Blanjong. The small temple and shrine and Prasati Blanjong, are located on Jl. Danau Poso, across from the Circle K. There [...]
Hari Raya Kuningan in Bali
By Nick | December 9th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Selamat Hari Raya Kuningan. Saturday December 9th is Kuningan, the end of the Galungan celebration, in which ancestors descend to Earth. On this day the Gods and spirits return to heaven. Around Bali, people will be attending ceremonies at their family temple to honor the spirits of their ancestors. Last I got a call [...]
Balinese symbolism explained
By Nick | December 6th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Balinese Agama Hindu is the backbone upon which this island’s culture rests. It has mixed elements of native animist beliefs with newer ideas coming from India, starting 2,000-3,000 years ago.
Lesser known Balinese Ceremonies
By Nick | November 30th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Exploring the cultural calendar in Bali, means getting to know some of the important Balinese ceremonies. Barrie wrote a good article, on some of the lesser known ceremonies in Bali.
Galungan in Kuta Bali
By Nick | November 29th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Galungan is the most important ceremony on the Balinese calendar. Most Balinese people get to go home to their village, to participate in family ceremonies. This morning, I even got an sms from a Balinese friend wishing me health and happiness.
The Bali Aga: The original inhabitants of Bali
By Nick | November 29th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Bali is rich in history and tradition. With various waves of migration from Java, the cultural complexity was amplified. One of the stranger examples of things getting twisted is the caste system, whereby descendents of the masses, merchants, warriors & kings, and priests, are indentified by name. The stange part is that 90% of [...]
Pura Luhur Uluwatu Bali
By Nick | November 22nd, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Pura Luhur Uluwatu is one of Bali’s kayangan jagat (directional temples) and guards Bali from evil spirits from the SW.
Bali: What does Wikipedia say about it
By Nick | November 17th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Wikipedia is one on my favourite sites on the web. I doubt if there is a content site anywhere, with as much useful factual info. Today I typed in ‘Bali’ to see what Wikipedia could come up with.
