What it 's ..MELASTI / MELIS

What It's ...MELASTI / MELIS ?.
 Melasti Ceremony is a series of rituals to welcome Hari Raya Nyepi. According to Hindu belief, Melasti meaningful remove dirt all ourselves and the universe. Done three or two days before Nyepi, the Hindu do Sanctification by Melasti ceremony also called Melis / Mekiyis. On that day, all the means praying in the Temple (shrine) in the wine to the beach or lake, because the sea or lake is the source of holy water (Tirta Amrita) and can purify all leteh (gross) in man and nature.
Symbolized by the offerings into the sea ports and purify statues, pratima, nyasa, pralingga as a form or Ida Sang Hyang Widi sthana Wasa with all His manifestations.
melasti by mybaliinfo

What It's .. CANANG SARI

What it's... CANANG SARI ?.

Balinese culture, will never be separated from that adopted by the majority Hindu community in Bali. In a Hindu concept of praying facilities, which include: water, fire, flowers, fruit, leaves. In Balinese culture, the concept is then practiced in the art form. One is the diversity of offerings is Canang Sari.

Canang Sari is the simplest form of offerings but is categorized as a means sufficient to do the praying. Canang Sari itself meaningful: offerings in the form of interest (components majority interest).

Offerings form is divided into two parts. The bottom can be shaped like a flat round or rectangular or taledan. Often, too ornate "Trikona / plekir" on the edges. In this section there are pelawa, porosan, sugarcane, kekiping (a type of rice flour cakes), banana or similar gold and lined with yellow rice tangkih. It can also be coupled with fragrant and lengawangi burat like the cymbals buratwangi. On top of it then filled with a variety of flowers arranged as beautiful as possible covered with a "Uras sari / sampian Uras".

What it's ..OGOH OGOH (Giant Puppet tangible in Bali Island)

What It's ..OGOH OGOH ??? .

Ogoh ogoh is a Balinese Hindu community artwork that resembles a giant puppet tangible or Bhutakala fearsome giant, which also characterizes the Balinese Hindus welcome the New Year in Hindu Dharma teachings Saka.Dalam Bhuta Kala represents strength (Bhu) universe and time (Kala) is not measurable, absolute.
Ogoh ogoh made before the day of Nyepi (Penyepen) and will be in the procession or parade accompanied by a noisy gang of percussion beleganjur when (pengerupukan) the day before Nyepi. Ogoh-Ogoh paraded around the village streets to drive out the influence of evil spirits that exist within ourselves and our surroundings.

What It's ..RANGDA ? (The Queen Of Leaks)

What It's ..RANGDA ?..

Rangda which means widow is the queen of the leak is an important legacy in the mythology of Bali. This fearsome creature is told often kidnap and eat children and lead the evil witch troops against Barong, a symbol of good strength.
According to the story probably comes from the queen Manendradattapulau Rangda Java in the 11th century. He was exiled by the king Dharmodayana for alleged acts of magic to the consort of two kings. According to legend he took revenge by killing half the kingdom, which later became his property and the property Dharmodayana son, Erlangga. Then he was replaced by someone who is wise.

Rangda is very important to the mythology of Bali. Barong or fight the battle against Erlangga ,often featured in dances. This dance is very popular and is an important legacy in the tradition of Bali. Rangda described as a woman with long hair disheveled and has long nails. His face was scary and have sharp teeth

What It's BARONG ?

WHAT IT"S BARONG .???

BARONG - BALI.

 

Barong Dance is a Balinese dance which is a relic of the Pre-Hindu culture. This dance illustrates the struggle between virtue (dharma) and evil (adharma). using tangible doll quadruped or early humans who have magical powers
Barong mask is made from wood taken from haunted places such as tombs, and therefore sacred Barong is an object that is sanctified by the Hindu community in Bali. This dance show with or without act, always beginning with the show opening, accompanied by gamelan different like Gamelan, Gamelan Gong Kebyar, Gamelan Babarongan, and Gamelan batel.
 

What It's ..GEBOGAN or Pajegan ?

What it's ...

Gebogan or Pajegan

You know those huge offerings of fruit that women carry to the temple in Bali – those are called gebogan (g’bogan)or pajegan. Basically, they are arrangements of fruit, colourful flowers, cooked chicken, small rice pyramids, grated coconut, roasted peanuts and sweet cakes stacked on top of one another, forming cylindrical towers. These objects are not always combined together, however, and you will often find gebogan made up of either just flowers or fruit, depending on the purpose. The offerings are attached to a banana tree trunk by sharp bamboo skewers. The base of a gebogan can be either a wooden dulang or a metal bokor which support the weight of the tower. Coconut-leaf decorations, known as sampian, ornament the top of the offerings.

What It's ...ILMU LEAK ?

What It's ...ILMU LEAK ( LeaK Spirit)

Ilmu Leak is an ancient knowledge passed down by the ancestors of Hindus in Bali. Today people wondering is leak is real?, is leak really hurting people? In general, it does not hurt people, Leak was the science that’s good enough for those interested. Due to ilmu leak also has its own ethics or disciplines. Ilmu leak it’s not easy to learn. It takes strong ability to learn Ilmu leak. In communities often labeled leak could hurt even kill humans, but not like that. Ilmu leak is similar to other science contained in ancient Bali “lontar”(cocomut /pandan leaves use as paper)

What it's ...TAJEN BALI (Cockfight Religious Ritual)

What it's ...TAJEN  ...(Religious Rituals or Gambling Activities)

In the life of society on the island of BALI, cockfight gambling are well known and quite popular with some people in some areas in Bali cockfight gambling known as Tajen,
Tajen is a tradition of cockfight gambling conducted by putting spurs, ie a small blade attached at the foot of two roosters are pitted as a weapon to kill his opponent

In the beginning "Tajen" is part of religious rituals or tabuh rah sata take place in the Balinese Hindu community. Which of these tabu rah requires a trickle of blood as a symbol / terms cleanse mankind from greed / greed of materialistic values and worldly. Tabuh rah is also significant as a blind ritual Yadnya which blood drips to the earth symbolized mankind requests to Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa to avoid distress.

What It,s ....GALUNGAN IN BALI ISLAND ?

  

What It's ..Galungan in Bali Island.

Here in Bali we are on the eve of an important day

Galungan is a Balinese holiday that occurs every 210 days and lasts for 10 days. Kuningan is the last day of the holiday. Galungan means "When the Dharma is winning." During this holiday the Balinese gods visit the Earth and leave on Kuningan.

is a ten-day festival celebrated throughout the island. The gods and deified ancestors are invited to descend from heaven. Penjor— tall, decorated bamboo poles—are raised in front of each house and temple to represent fertility.

Galungan in Bali island is the celebration of the dominance of dharma (good) over adharma (evil) and the religious holiday lasts for three days.
Although Galungan falls on a Wednesday, most Balinese will begin their Galungan ‘holiday’ the day before, The first day is called penampahan. On this day, Balinese Hindus prepare all the offerings and decorations needed for galungan day.

where the family is seen to be busily preparing offerings and cooking for the next day. While the women of the household have been busy for days before creating beautifully woven ‘banten‘ (offerings made from young coconut fronds), the men of village usually wake up well before dawn to join with their neighbours to slaughter a pig unlucky enough to be chosen to help celebrate this occasion. Then the finely diced pork is mashed to a pulp with a grinding stone, and molded onto sate sticks that have been already prepared by whittling small sticks of bamboo. 
 They also prepare a lot food, including lawar (spicy vegetables normally mixed with raw blood). In fact, well before this day, people have already started making cakes and slaughtering the pig needed for the pig dish. These days are called penyekeban and penyajaan.

On galungan morning, the whole family prays together in their family temple (sanggah) and then normally proceed to one of the village temples to pray and take part in a larger ceremony with other villagers. People offer thanks to God for protecting man from temptation. They then beg forgiveness for any sins they have committed in the past and also pray for spiritual peace.
 
The next day, manis galungan, is a time to get together with the family and catch up with more distant relatives, who may have come from far away to pray at the sanggah.

The day after Galungan is a time for a holiday, visiting friends, maybe taking the opportunity to head for the mountains for a picnic. Everyone is still seen to be in their ‘Sunday best’ as they take to the streets to enjoy the festive spirit that Galungan brings to Bali.

Galungan in Bali Island By mybaliinfo.blogspot.com

BALI CULTURE & CUSTOMS

 

Bali Culture and Customs

Indigenous people in Bali in general must undergo several stages of an important ritual in their live.each stage of Balinese life is marked by a series of ceremonies and rituals known as Manusa Yadnya. They contribute to the rich, varied and active life the average Balinese leads.

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WHERE IS BALI ISLAND?

The island of Bali is part of the Republic of Indonesia and is located 8 to 9 degrees south of the equator between Java in the West and Lombok and the rest of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba and Timor) in the East. Flying time to Jakarta is about 1.5 hours, to Singapore and Perth (Australia) 2.5 and 3 hours, to Hong Kong about 4.5 hours, and to Sydney/Melbourne about 5.5 to 6 hours.

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The island of Bali has an area of only 5,632 square kilometers (2,175 square miles) and measures just 55 miles (90 kilometers) along the north-south axis and less than about 90 miles (140 kilometers) from East to West. Because of this it's no problem to explore the island on day tours. You can go wherever you want on the island and return to your hotel or villa in the evening.
Located only two kilometers east of Jawa, Bali's climate, flora and fauna are quite similar to its much larger neighbour. The island is famous for its beautiful landscape. A chain of six volcanoes, between 1,350 meters and 3,014 meters high, stretches from west to east. There are lush tropical forests, pristine crater lakes, fast flowing rivers and deep ravines, picturesque rice terraces, and fertile vegetable and fruit gardens. The beaches in the South consist of white sand, beaches in other parts of the island are covered with gray or black volcanic sand.