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| Tari Barong, a famous dance in Bali. Image: pesonadewata.com |
Holiday in
Bali has given memorable and unique experiences to millions of people. Bali is
where the Gods and Goddess live, so you will find the last paradise in this
exotic island.
The art,
custom and culture of Bali are unique. People say that the Balinese people have
reached self-content. It is not an exaggeration that when a
Balinese
is asked what heaven is like, he would say, just like Bali, without the worries
of mundane life. They want to live in Bali, to be cremated in Bali when they
die, and to reincarnate in Bali.
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| Many foreigners learn the arts of Bali. Image: baligrouporganizer.com |
It does not mean that the Balinese resist changes. Instead, they
adapt it to their own system. This goes back far in history. When Hinduism
arrives, the practice of Hinduism is adapted to local practices. The brand of
Hinduism practiced in Bali is much different from that in India. Other aspects
of life flow this way.
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| Bali's Shadow Puppets. Image: edwebproject.org |
Many
foreigners such as painters, artists, writers and other professionals, who
choose Bali to settle down, get married and then asked to be cremated according
to local custom. They have fallen in love with the people of Bali are friendly
and open to foreigners.
Although the people of Bali are very loving and
preserve indigenous culture, but they can adapt to the culture from the
outside, and adopt forms of art and culture as foreign aid package a new form
of Balinese arts.
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| Balinese artists are working on stone carvings. Image: discover-bali-indonesia.com |
You will only find that out when you learn the aspects of
Balinese culture in depth. You can learn formally in art schools or
universities in Bali, but many learn to mingle with the community and the arts,
customs and culture of the island informally.
If you are in Bali not only
sunbathe on Kuta beach or surfing or diving Medewi Amed beach and Nusa Penida,
you need to be familiar with other aspects of the people of Bali as the centers
of art and culture. Your interactions with artists and craftsmen in the island
will enrich your mind and soul with the local wisdom.
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| The main gate of Pura Besakih, the largest Hindu temple in Bali. Image: bali-bisnis.com |
Traditional paintings, faithfully depicting religious and
mythological symbolisms, met with Western and modern paintings, giving birth to
contemporary paintings, free in its creative topics yet strongly and
distinctively Balinese. Its music (gamelan), dance, and its wayang theaters,
while have been continually enriched by contemporary and external artistry, are
still laden with religious connotations, performed mostly to appease and to
please the Gods and the Goddesses.
Stone and wood carvings, gold and silver craft
parallel the development of paintings, gracefully evolving with external forces
to enhance their characters. The batik of Bali owes its origin to Java, and
inspired the development of ikat and double ikat.
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| Penglipuran, a traditional village in Bali. Image: intisari-online.com |
If you
want to have the original traditional cloth, you can buy Endek a fabric that
has the texture more unique than Batik.
You can combine fabrics like Endek Bali
with modern clothing. You can find clothing that has been designed by a
designer in various stores or boutiques that can be found in Kuta, Legian,
Seminyak, Nusa Dua, Ubud, Mas or around Sanur beach, and other art centers in
Bali. Make sure you also enjoy a Balinese dishes like sea food in Jimbaran
Beach and other culinary centers.
The forms
of art and culture that can be found in the architecture of the home, hotels,
villas, shopping malls, government buildings, and the company, and of course
the thousands of temples in all villages, cities, lakes, mountains, rivers and
a variety of unique places other. You can also find a Catholic or Christian
church that was built with Balinese architecture. This island community known
warmly accepts other religions, so that Bali is famous for tolerance and
harmony in religious life. You can find true peace in this tropical island.
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