Bali is Bali Kuna before Bali conquered by Majapahit (in 1343 AD). The term of Bali Kuna was initially by Dr. R. Goris, in 1948. He is a Dutch anthropologist who lived in Singaraja. The term is used to restrict the study area between pre-and post-Majapahit occupation that brought great influence in the fields of [...]
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Wayan Rangki (65) and mothers are busy preparing to fill a few buckets of water, a few ornaments, and flowers, Saturday (29/01/2011), in places of worship Tridharma Cao Eng Bio, Tanjung Benoa, Bali. They are not of Chinese descent. Their religion was Hindu Bali. However, they are only one intention, ngayah (serve). In addition to [...]
Bali now is trying to rescue the works of literature and culture contained in the manuscripts through the process of digitization. Noted 10,000 ancient manuscripts, will be digitized in this year. Whereby, 10,000 manuscripts of digitized contents most about the Ramayana story, Usadha (treatment technique), and the philosophy of life. In this digitalization process Bali provincial government took great teachers from Wesleyan University Professor, Ron Jenkins. Head of Balinese Culture Ketut Suastika on his testimony in Renon, Thursday (13 / 1) reveals the effort of digitizing is also an attempt to introduce literary works of Bali to the international world. “Later on, stored knowledge can be publicized and could be utilized better”. The purpose to digitize the manuscript is only to make it secure. Because durability of manuscript [...]
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In earlier times in the kingdom of Daha there lived a Brahman who named Sidi Mantra which is very famous miracle. Sanghyang Widya or Guru presented him property and a beautiful wife. After years of marriage, they have a child who they named Manik Angkeran. Although Manik Angkeran a handsome and clever young man but [...]
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Pandan war tradition or often called mekare-kare in the village of Tenganan done by the youth by wearing costumes / custom cloth Tenganan, bare-chested, armed with a bundle of thorny pandan leaves and a shield to protect themselves. This tradition celebrate every year around June, usually held for two days. Pandanus war begins with a [...]
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Long time ago, there are a husband and wife who live in Bali. They are very rich, but they don’t have child. One day, they go pray to pura. They prey so God will give them a child. As time go on, the wife pregnant. They are very happy. After 9 months, they child was [...]
