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Baris Dance
Just as the Legong is essentially feminine, the Baris, a traditional war dance, glorifies the manhood ...
Barong Dance
The natural world of the Balinese is one held in balance by two opposing forces: the benign, beneficial to man, ...
Beliefs
In practicing their faith, Hindu communities try to achieve a spiritual balance of worship between Tattwa (p...
Carving
Stone Carving
Stone carvings are mainly used to decorate temples and palaces. There is little difference between ...
Community
Most of Bali's people live in villages of 2,000 to 4,000 people on the fertile southern slopes of the island. It...
Cremation
Cremation of the dead is perhaps the most important -- and often the most colorful -- ritual of Balinese Hinduism. A ...
Galungan and Kuningan
Galungan is, literally, a celebration of the creation of the universe in which the creator of the universe i...
Gamelan
Balinese music is based on the gamelan orchestra, unique in the world. Gamelan music is almost completely percussio...
Jangger Dance
The flute begins an eerie tune, and faraway voices chant a strange song that flows from a loud melody to a nearly inaudi...
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Kebyar Dance
The Kebyar Dance is a male solo dance like the Baris. There are various forms of Kebyar i...
Kecak Dance
A serpentine stream of bodies coils itself, circle within circle, around a large, branching torch. The half-seen multitu...
Legong Dance
In legends, Legong is the heavenly dance of divine nymphs. Girls from the age of five aspire to be selected to ...
Nyepi
Nyepi is the Balinese New Year’s Day according to their calendar and is honored through obligatory&nb...
Pendet Dance
Pendet is the presentation of an offering in the form of a ritual dance. Unlike the exhibition dances that dema...
Ramayana Ballet
Basically, the Ramayana Ballet tells the same story of Rama and Sita as told in the Kecak (see Ke...
Rites of Passage
The Balinese believe that the individual soul is reincarnated into many lifetimes until, through numerous struggles a...
Saraswati
Saraswati is the goddess of learning and is honored once a Balinese year with a holiday. Paradoxically, no one ...
Topeng Dance
A Topeng Dance is one in which the dancers have to imitate the characters represented by their masks. A full co...
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