Articles tagged ‘upacara’
Balinese ceremonial schedule for December 2007
By Nick | November 24th, 2007 |
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Bali is referred to as the Island of the Gods because the Balinese people pay such attention to their Agama Hindu religion. With impressive temples such as Pura Besakih and Pura Ulun Danu Batur, tourists have a great opportunity to visit a pura (Balinese temple) to learn about the history and architecture. Temples really come [...]
Balinese ceremonies both large and small
By Nick | October 17th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Balinese culture revolves around Agama Hindu, the local version of Hinduism. The highlights of this cultural / religious observance are the upacara (ceremonies) that are colorful and frequent. The most important ones are Galungan, Kuningan, Tumpek and Nyepi to name a few - but there are those ceremonies that a majority of travellers to Bali [...]
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 ceremony in Legian Bali
By Nick | November 20th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Traffic, fumes, moneychangers, touts and noise. Man do we all hate these things. Makes us wonder what Bali has become and why we come here. This afternoon, while strolling down Jl. Legian in search of something to eat, I stumbled across an upacara Balinese ceremony.
Attending a ceremony as a bule in Bali
By Nick | October 27th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Today in Tabanan, for a good while at least, I was the only ‘bule‘ in a crowd of Balinese locals. It didn’t matter, and was actually a bonus for me, as I didn’t have to listen to the whole ego routine, of ‘how great I’m doing in Bali’.
Balinese ceremony at Pura Petitenget in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | October 7th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Pura Petitenget is located in Seminyak, where Jl. Petitenget meets the beach. This afternoon there was a Balinese ceremony going on there. Skies were slightly darkened, but a gazebo structure was set up to give people shade.
Balinese Hinduism co existing peacefully with westerners
By Nick | March 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Yesterday was Melasti, the Balinese day of cleansing temple objects in the rivers or ocean. Thousands of Balinese people were on Kuta beach attending the ceremonies. Of course there were also westerners on holiday, trying to enjoy themselves, some completely unaware what was going on.
