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Friday, September 30, 2016
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Many people
are still confused about Bali and Indonesia.
Is Indonesia part of Bali? Or Bali is part of Indonesia. Yes, Bali is part of Indonesia. “Indonesia is a
Southeast Asian nation made up of thousands of volcanic islands, is home to
hundreds of ethnic groups speaking many different languages.” Bali is one of those thousand islands.
Bali is
famous with its culture, nature, food, and friendly people. If you would like to learn more about
Indonesian's rich culture in one day, you should visit Taman Nusa Cultural Park. This is one of Bali’s most unique cultural
attractions, offering an inspiring and educational day throughout its
15-hectare site in Gianyar regency filled with Indonesia heritage, and you can
see all the various architectures are exist in Indonesia. You will enjoy 60 authentic traditional
houses in their recreated compound settings and beautiful gardens, together with a variety of exhibits
from islands across the Indonesian archipelago. Some houses were built 100
years ago. The visitors will get a broader sense of the nation’s history, they
will also get a fascinating glimpse into the way of native peoples' lives.
Your trip to
Taman Nusa Cultural Park will take you on a journey to Indonesian diversity and
rich culture. Next, take an Indonesia
historical tour and you can explore Indonesia through the ages, from the Bronze
Age to the kingdom era as depicted by an impressive scaled-down replica of the
Borobudur Temple in Java. After learning about the history of this sprawling
region. Next, visitors can explore the Cultural Village, a collection of
traditional houses to get an insight into the everyday lives of local people
through the ages. Taman Nusa located in
Gianyar regency, Bali, is projected as the center of national cultural
preservation and development.
Photos courtesy: Taman Nusa Cultural Park
- Opening Hours: 09:00 – 17:00
- Location: Jalan Taman, Bali, Banjar
Blahpane Kelod, Sidan Village, Gianyar
- Tel: +62 (0)361 952 952
Sunday, September 25, 2016
This Mass Trance Ceremony is One of The Most Appealing,
and Emotional Climatic Events A Tourist Can Witness on The Island of Bali.
Are you in
Bali right now? Jump to Tourist
Information Office - Jalan Surapati 6, Denpasar.
+62 361 234569. Open 8AM-4PM.
You don’t want
to miss this unique Balinese Hindu ceremony. Paradise island has many
traditional ceremonies, but this ceremony will open your new spectrum about
body, mind, and spirit activities. The ceremony is held every 210 days based on
the Balinese calendar, Redite Pon Medangsian, September25, 2016 called Pengerebongan ceremony (Mass trance
ceremony). If you missed the prime time ceremony on Sunday, you still can come
to the temple to enjoy different religious and sacred dance and music. Where is
located? In the Pura Dalem Pengerebongan Kesiman Denpasar Bali.
My village,
my family, Kesiman village and neighboring villages also attend this sacred and
unique ceremony. What will you see in
the temple and outdoor temple? Many people of all ages are wearing temple
attire (white sarong, kebaya, and scarf). You will see the mass trance ceremony, cockfight
ceremony, Balinese music, offerings, holy water, parade around the temple, Kris or daggers, Barong dance.
Why do
Balinese people doing this ceremony? This ceremony represents a welcoming of
the gods back to the temple, which is very important to the village because the
gods are the protectors of the village and all habitants. All the ceremonies are held here, which honor the gods
ensure their continued goodwill to the village.
The men and women in trance are believed to be possessed by the gods,
and the self-stabbing /ngurek demonstrates
the power of God. Also, this ceremony
has function to drive away bad spirits (the battle of the good and the bad),
thus in keeping with Balinese belief, all things have two sides, good and
bad. The Balinese goal is maintaining
balance.
Happy travels!
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Beware of Illegal Tourist Travel Agency from China Operate in Bali
Jakarta Post reported that many illegal travel
agents from China and operate in Bali illegally. This information has been released
by Indonesian Tour and Travel Association (Asita).
Asita
chairman Asnawi Bahar told The
Jakarta Post that it
had reported the matter to the Tourism Ministry as well as the Chinese
Consulate General in Denpasar, Bali. "Asita does not reject nor
oppose digital technology or the online package sales system. What we
oppose are the illegal activities, [including those] conducted by
foreigners," he said in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), on Wednesday.
Indications of foreign
online travel agents who operate without permits have reportedly
been noticed since last year. "We have found many of them in Bali; mostly
Chinese citizens who arrived in Indonesia as tourists and later offered online
ticketing services, tourism packages and arranged travel trips from China to
Indonesia at a very low price," said Asnawi. "These practices
will harm not only local tourism players, but also the state since they don't
pay taxes. It's also against the law, including immigration, labor and
trade."
The illegal
practice has taken around 10 percent of the tourism, visit market, he
said.
“Meanwhile,
the ministry's destination development deputy Dadang Rizky Rahman said
their authorities were concerning registration, not permits. "The
ministry does not take part in permit matters. In terms of the domestic
investment plan [PMDN] and foreign investment [PMA], they are handled by the
Investment Coordinating Board [BKPM]. But we will look into this," said
Dadang.” (kes)
Monday, September 19, 2016
A famous
greeting you should know when travels on the Bali island
Travel to
Bali, you can enjoy beautiful beaches, nature, landscapes, of course Balinese culture,
spirituality, temple, food, and peaceful people. You should learn the Balinese greeting to
make a connection with local and experience a complete Bali atmosphere. Here I
share this greeting:
Om
Swastyastu,
It’s simply meant,
“I hope all good comes from all directions”
Balinese
society has ways to greet each other, their coverage of his/her hand across
his/her chest and say Om Swastyastu
“This is a
form of respect for fellow human beings, by saying that hope we meet in the
good feelings and thoughts in order to establish a harmonious relationship.”
“If the
coverage of the hand over the crown then it shows reverence to worship God, if
the coverage of the hand between the forehead, then it shows reverence to the
ancestors, if the coverage of the hand in front of the chest, then it shows
respect to fellow human beings, if coverage under the hand and looked down then
it shows respect to the lower creatures than human beings like animals and
other spirits (or bhuta kala).”
This
greeting can be pronounced morning, afternoon, evening, and night. It is very common you say Om Swastyastu when see
each other.
Hopefully
Om Swastyastu auspicious greetings to give you a harmony stay in Bali.
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further understanding about this greeting, please click below:
Friday, September 9, 2016
Monday, September 5, 2016
Why do the Balinese people make Offerings?
The making
of offerings is a sincere sacrifice made
by the people of Bali in order to worship and thank God.
Why Balinese
making offerings?
This visible
spiritual act came from One of the best known books in the world was Mahabrata
(The great Hindu epic): The Arjuna’s charioteer, Krishna, then reveals himself
as a Wisnu and narrates the Mahabrata’s most famous passage, the
Bhagawad-Gita. In one of the most
celebrated moments of this long philosophical exposition of hesitation, action,
passivity, and the worship of God, Krishna tells Arjuna what God expects and
requires an offering: “ Whoever offers to me with devotion a leaf, a flower, a
fruit, or water, that offering of love, of the pure heart I accept.” ( ix :26)
Offerings
can be seen everywhere on the island of Bali, and you will see beautiful
offerings, consisting of flowers, leaves, rice, fruits, cakes, and holy water;
all are presented with devotion. The offerings range from modest to
extravagant, it’s depending the finances of each household. The Balinese make
the simplest offering like Canangsari from 25 to 150 offerings a day depending
on how large the household or temples.
Offerings
are often placed on an altar, shrines of the temple, in offices, in kitchens,
at beaches, in restaurants, dashboards of cars, motorbikes, shops, roads, house
entrance, beneath the trees, statues, rivers, lakes, and other places in need
of blessings. The Balinese believe that any place that receives regular
offerings accumulates sacred energy, eventually becoming sacred itself. Walk
down a street in Bali and you'll see hundreds of offerings, lovingly and
thoughtfully crafted pieces of art. More extensive offerings are found at
Balinese festivals, rites of passage, and other ceremonies. Offerings can be a
huge undertaking, requiring extended families, neighborhoods, or even whole
villages to work together for weeks or months to finish.
Each element is a symbol
and each color carries meaning. You will commonly see exotic fruits built into
a pyramid on a golden tray, to be carried to the temple on a top of a woman's
head. For the Balinese, offerings are the most visible and important part of
their religious activities, this ritual is a unique characteristic of Balinese
religious practice. The task of making offerings is mostly a chore of Balinese
women, and they work together to prepare offerings in a social interactive
group. The art of offering making is transferred from generation to generation;
the learning process begins in childhood. Balinese people who live outside
Bali, they also make offerings to worship
and thank God.
Author, Ekarini
(2016)
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