SEE FULL GALLERY Bali’s Hindhu ceremonies are an integral part of daily life. View these photos of handmade ceremony offerings, village decorations and Balinese people dressed up for the various ceremonies.
Category Archive: Balinese Culture
BALI GIGOLOS and TWISTED VILLAGE BELIEFS
[ NOTE: SORRY, NO PHOTOS DUE TO REQUEST OF BEACH BOYS] It has happened in a few instances in the general Amed area that a European woman has come here, fallen in love with one of the gorgeous local boys, married him, and then either opened a resort here or taken the fresh new hubbie …
BALINESE GAMELAN: BALI’S TRADITIONAL PERCUSSION ORCHESTRAS
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter. Thank you! —> Balinese gamelan troupe at local funeral BALINESE GAMELAN: BALI’S TRADITIONAL PERCUSSION ORCHESTRAS Balinese gamelan music is a dynamic choppy fast-paced percussion orchestra consisting of several gamelan ‘marimbas’, drums and cymbals. Gamelan is played throughout Bali …
BALINESE CEREMONIES: DAILY HINDU OFFERINGS
BALINESE CEREMONIES: DAILY HINDU OFFERINGS When you visit Bali, you’ll quickly notice that traditional Balinese ceremonies are an important, integral part of daily life for the Balinese. And that’s partly what makes Bali so unique and charming: regularly seeing the locals dressed in traditional ceremonial clothing, carrying baskets of fruit/flower offerings, going off to temples …
BALI ARAK AND TUAK: BALI’S LOCALLY BREWED “MOONSHINE”
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter —–>> pouring arak for a friend BALI ARAK AND TUAK: BALI’S LOCALLY BREWED “MOONSHINE” Most S.E.Asian countries have some form of locally brewed ‘hard stuff.’ In Asia such brews are usually made from rice or palm juice. Bali’s …
SALT MAKING IN AMED BALI
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please’LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> baskets of finished salt awaiting pick up SALT MAKING IN AMED BALI Making salt from sea water is a traditional livelihood in the Amed area. Nowadays only a couple small communities, namely at Amed village and Jemeluk, still make salt. …
LIFE OF A MACKEREL FISHERMAN IN AMED BALI
Amed fishermen coming back from morning trip LIFE OF A MACKEREL FISHERMAN IN AMED BALI Amed is a fairly remote, arid coastal region of poor fishing/farming communities along Bali’s far northeast coast. The entire area is collectively referred to as Amed but, in fact, consists of a series of small beach-side fishing villages, each with …
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