These day for fasting are the only holy days calculated according to the Hindu – Balinese solar calender and Nyepi is meant as the Hindu – Balinese New Year’s day. Annually at the beginning of the tenth month or at the end of the ninth month or in March. Nyepi day is celebrated throughout Bali.

Balinese traditional food is different. In tourist areas you will not find many dedicated Balinese restaurants, but once out of the tourist scene its everywhere. Here is a quick look at Balinese food.

Balinese society is structured around a hereditary caste system which, while far more relaxed than its Indian counterpart, does nonetheless carry certain restrictions and rules of etiquette,as ordained in the Baiinese Hindu scriptures.

This dance evolved from the Legong dance, which was in turn derived from the Sanghyang Dedari ritual. The story, taken from an episode of the Mahabharata, tells of Abimanyu’s trials on his way to get Aya Wang Gani, a kris with strong magical powers.

Galungan and Kuningan Holy Days are significant sacred days for Balinese. This sacred day that falls each six months or 210 days on the Hindu’s calendar, this time being will fall on Wednesday, 14 and 24 January. Hindu members celebrate Galungan as anniversary of dharma’s victory against adharma, the goodness victory on evilness.

Marriage in bali is a must for the Balinese people to continue the generation and to keep the house private including the family temple. So a new couple is expected to have children. In Bali is known with two different customs of getting marriage called kawin lari or marriage by elopement and the other one is married by proposal, both are legal, more than 90% the marriages are by and the rest are by proposal, married by elopement is more romantic, they choose their partners by their own choice until
both (girl and boy) really like each-other and then they pick the day for running away.

The Barong Dance is a story about the struggle between good and evil. The good, by Barong Keket, a mythological beast with an immense coat of fur and gilded leather vestments and evil by the witch Rangda. Typically Barong enters first, cleverly danced by two men who form the front and rear, while the man in the front controls the mask.

The ceremony that visitors to Bali are most likely to witness is cremation (pengabenan or palebonan). Following death, the body must be returned to the five elements of solid, liquid, energy, radiance and ether to become ready for reincarnation. The lengthy and complex rituals; the magnificent objects and the spectacular burning itself, make this the most picturesque manifestation of religious observance on the island.

baris or warrior dance can be performed either as a solo or in a group of five or more, and either by young woman or, more commonly, a young man strutting on stage with knees …

Saraswati was the name of the goddess, The Saraswati day takes place on the last day of the wake year. Books are particularly venerated and the faithful are not supposed to read, while students attend …