Arts and Culture Of Bali

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Arts and Culture Of Bali

Bali is one island in Indonesia with its capital Denpasar. Bali is an island which is called paradise island. And is one of the tourist paradise islands who have traveled a good appeal for foreign tourists and local tourists because the area has a beauty that is very attractive for tourists. Island community is mostly Hindu. Not only the beauty of the area who attract travelers bring but also the diversity of arts and culture in Bali are appealing for further recognition by the tourists.
Bali is always giving his charm and feature arts and cultural diversity. This time I will try to explain some of the arts and culture in Bali

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Art and culture in Bali Bali possessed made a strong appeal for tourists who come to the area. Several art and culture in Bali.
Traditional Balinese dress
Bali has a lot of tiger or a variant of native dress. For women who are still teenagers using bun gonjer, while the woman or adult woman using a bun Tagel, then use sesentang or strapless songket, Cain wastra, Belt prada (stagen) for twisted hips and chest, Shawl songket shoulders down, Cain tapih or Sinjang, on the inside, variety of jewelry ornaments, often kebaya worn, the cloth covering the chest, and footwear as a complement. For men using a headband or udeg then use binder or umpal scarf, shawl cloth, fabric wastra, a dagger, belt, shirt or jacket, as well as ornaments used to decorate the appearance of the man

Bali customs house

Bali customs house should be in accordance with the rules of Asta Kosala Kosali contained in the teachings of the Vedic scriptures which regulates the layout of a building that is almost similar to Feng Shui in the teaching of Chinese Culture. Bali customs house must meet pawongan aspect (human / residents), attenuation (location / environment) and that the last parahyangan.
In general, Bali house filled with knick-knacks ornaments, engravings as well as natural colors and sculptures ritual symbol. Bali Traditional house building separately widened a lot of small buildings - small in one area united by a fence that surrounds it. Along the development era began to change in the building where the building is no longer separated.

Bali Dance

Bali has various types of dances that come from this area are:
Pendet dance
Pendet is danced as a welcome dance to welcome the guests and invitees by laying flowers and expressions of the dancers filled with a sweet smile. At the beginning of this dance is used in the event of worship in temples as a form of greeting to the gods descend to earth.

Dance Panji
This dance is played by women. Dance Panji is a dance depicting a princess named She is Candrakirana, disguised as a man after her husband's disappearance. In his travels he changed his name to Raden Panji.

Cendong Dance
This dance is a dance that is quite difficult to play and this dance has a long duration. This dance is the classic Darian Bali which has a movement so complex and describes a servant king

Kecak Dance

This dance is a very famous dance from Bali area. This dance is played by dozens of men who sit bari circular. This dance depicting the Ramayana when Rama line of apes help fight Ravana. Kecak dance songs taken from the ritual dances namely the dancers dance traditions will be in unconscious condition, to communicate with God or spirits of the ancestors and then convey his wishes to the people.

Regional Musical Instruments

Bali has a traditional musical instrument typical of this area, this instrument is a musical instrument hereditary legacy of their ancestors, and following some traditional musical instruments of Bali:
Balinese gamelan
Just like other regions in Indonesia which has a musical instrument gamelan, Bali also has a gamelan musical instruments. However, this Balinese gamelan has differences with other areas one of which is being played at the rhythm of Balinese gamelan manifold rapid rhythm.

Rindik

Rindik a Balinese musical instrument made of bamboo pitched selendro. This instrument is played by 2 to 4 people, 2 people are beating the rest rindik flute. This instrument is used for the roof jogged dance performances and for weddings.

Indigenous Culture Bali

Balinese society is composed of many different people who are Hindu, but it does not affect the other people who live in Bali but not Hindu. Here are some of the ceremony usually done by people Bali:
Wedding
For weddings there are several ceremonies that must be overcome include:

Ngekeb Ceremony: This event aims to prepare the bride of adolescent life being a wife and a housewife asked for prayers for the blessing of Almighty God so willing to reduce happiness to the couple and they will be given the gift of a good offspring
Mungkah Lawang (Open Door): This custom is customary bride's knocking on the door three times, as a form that the groom had come to pick up the bride and appealed for urgent opened door
Madengen with: The ceremony is intended to cleanse or purify the bride and groom themselves from negative energy in both. The ceremony was led by an indigenous stakeholders or Balian
Mewidhi Widana: This event is a custom wedding ceremony bali refinement to improve the self-cleaning bride who had done on a previous occasion. Then both towards merajan is a place of worship to pray for permission and the blessing of the Almighty.
Mejauman Ngabe Tipat Pillow: After a few days to get married, the ceremony was held recently. This event is made to beg leave of the parents and relatives of the bride, especially to the ancestors, that from that moment the bride has legally become part of the big family of her husband
Cut teeth ceremony
This tooth filing ceremony must be performed by men and women who grew up in the mark menstruation for women and the growing voice for men. Cut your teeth does not mean the teeth are cut completely, but just smoothed or filing six teeth in the upper jaw, the four incisors and two canines left and right that are believed to eliminate the six vices inherent in a person, namely kama (lust), greedy (greedy), krodha (anger), mada (drunk), moha (confused), and matsarya (envy or malice).

Funerals
The people of Bali have always held the ceremony of death when someone or relatives who died. The funeral ceremony known as the cremation ceremony. This ceremony is burning ceremony for a deceased person. In essence this ceremony to restore the ancestral spirits (the dead person) to its original place. A man has Pedanda said Bayu, Word, eyelash, and after the death Bayu, Word, eyelash was restored to Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva as the god who is trusted by the community or society, especially Hindus Hindu Bali

Typical handicrafts of Bali

Bali has the handicrafts made by the crafts that there began to craft making woven bags, carving Bali form of a display or on the door, handicrafts made of silver or glass, wooden masks from Bali, knickknacks accessories Bali and many more.

Described above have some art and culture in Bali. Actually still find plenty of arts and culture in this area. To find out more complete, it can find a way in Internet media is rife everywhere. Bali has named island of the gods, and Bali was an island that is visited by many foreign tourists because of its beauty. As students and good citizens we are obliged to protect and conserve the existing art in Indonesia, especially arts in Bali to avoid extinction eaten by age and by the progress of modern life. Since the number of foreigners who come to this island is expected culture area of origin is not mixed by modern foreign culture, because culture is a culture of Bali ancestors must be guarded and treated to avoid extinction.