Author: onebali

BEACH BAR SUNSETS

BEACH BAR SUNSETS

Sep 19, 2018

Seminyak on the west coast enjoys beautiful sunsets, attracting both locals and visitors every evening. With changes in beach regulations a few years ago the old style hut and bar from the 1980’s have returned with a bang. Live music, a soft bean bag, cocktails & snacks plus other food all served as you watch the sun setting on the horizon. Be sure to get there early, popular places like La Plancha will fill up fast, however there are many other venues along the beach. Be prepared for full on people watching as the beach is very popular at...

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BALINESE & THEIR NAMES

BALINESE & THEIR NAMES

Sep 12, 2018

In any other place in the world a naming system using just four key names for everyone sounds crazy, however in Bali it seems to work. Seeing Balinese with their friendly smiles and carefree laughs reminds us daily of why this island of 4.5 million remains one of the worlds favourite tropical holiday destinations. Wayan, Made, Nyoman, and Ketut are everywhere and unlike other cultures, the Balinese do not share their family names. Linking groups from the same family isn’t so simple, but like many things in Bali there is method to what initially seems like madness. Family and...

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NYEPI SILENT DAY, MELASTI & OGOH OGOH

NYEPI SILENT DAY, MELASTI & OGOH OGOH

Sep 12, 2018

NYEPI SILENT DAY, MELASTI & OGOH OGOH Nyepi the Balinese Day of Silence is a New Year celebration unlike anywhere else in the world. Bali celebrates the Saka (New Year) from the Hindu calendar, by stopping all activities on the island. Roads are empty of any traffic and nobody goes outside of their homes. The airport remains closed with only emergency flights allowed. Nyepi is almost always celebrated in the month of March or after the new moon that ends the ninth lunar month. Leading up to the start of this quiet time two of the most interesting &...

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TUMPEK KANDANG “ANIMALS HOLY DAY”

TUMPEK KANDANG “ANIMALS HOLY DAY”

Sep 12, 2018

“ANIMALS HOLY DAY” The Balinese celebrate “Tumpek Kandang”, a day dedicated to Sang Hyang Rare Angon, the god of Cattle & Livestock. Domesticated animals receive great attention and visitors will a special and colorful day in Bali. Cows are washed in the river and dressed up like humans with special cone-shaped spirals made of coconut leaf placed on their horns. The pigs are decorated, with their bellies wrapped with white or yellow cloth. Prayers are offered to the gods for the continuing welfare of these animals and holy water and rice are sprinkled on their heads at the end...

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SARASWATI CEREMONY “KNOWLEDGE DAY”

SARASWATI CEREMONY “KNOWLEDGE DAY”

Sep 11, 2018

SARASWATI CEREMONY “KNOWLEDGE DAY” Like many Balinese religious days, Saraswati or “Knowledge Day” is celebrated every 210 days on the Balinese Pawukon Calendar. Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom and nature. An attractive woman symbolizes her with a white swan among water lilies. The swan symbolizes prudence, so that one’s knowledge is able to distinguish between good and evil. The water lilies & lotus flowers are symbols of holiness. Saraswati has four hands each of which hold different items, first a “lontar” , this is a traditional Balinese book that is the source of science...

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