The Culture Of Bali

History of Bali

Balinese people or in Balinese said Krama Bali, is a tribe that occupied the island of Bali, by using language as the language of daily Balinese and follow the customs and culture of Bali. The majority of the tribe of Bali approximately 90% of the population adheres to Hinduism, while the rest are Muslims, Christians and Buddhists. According to population data, total of 3.2 million Hindus living in Bali, and the majority of people
Hindus in Bali has a belief in the Hindu-Buddhist Shiva. This is because centuries ago priests from India who traveled in the archipelago and introduced the Hindu-Buddhist literature to the tribe of Bali.
Community accepted it and combine it with a pre-Hindu mythology who believed them. Balinese people who have been there before the third migration wave, known as the Bali Aga, mostly embraced differ from tribe Bali in general. They maintain the tradition of animism.

Balinese Traditional Art

Balinese Culture is famous for a traditional dance, Exhibition, and art carving, Hence There is a term which states that every person Bali is an artist. In daily life, the Balinese do art activities whether it be off his work as farmers, traders, and so on. Many of the activities they are doing art, ranging from dance, play music, paint, sculpt, sing, to play the play, even an offering made Balinese women have the artistic side braided pieces of coconut leaves and fruits arrangement neat and towering.
Balinese artists arguably a talented penduplikat, it can be evidenced by the Pure (Pura) decorated with carvings resembling a typical Chinese god of course the result of imitating the Chinese, and some are decorated with reliefs of a motor vehicle, they are examples of foreign magazines.Gamelan is a musical instrument that is vital existence to be used in various traditional events Balinese society.
Of every kind of music tailored to the show. Music for piodalan (anniversary) is different with music
accompaniment Metatah event (sharpening the teeth), as well as weddings, cremation, Melasti, and so on.
Gamelan diverse was adjusted to various types of dance in Bali. In Bali, dance makes intact Balinese life as well as a crucial element in a series of ceremonies and personal respectively.
As in Java, Bali tribe also recognize the puppet show, but with a puppet form more like humans than Javanese wayang. Balinese people also have unique aspects that associated with their religious traditions. Their religious life is a syncretism between religion Hindu-Buddhist with Balinese traditions.

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