Balinese Culture

Monday, 29 June 2009

Imlek Celebration in bali

The Balinese island is the land which rich with unique culture and tradition which develop and born in Bali it self. But in edition Balinese culture also has a great influence from other country like china, Nepal, Tibet, and India which begun long time a go in the pass who bringing by the traders from out side like from china, India, Nepal even thought Duct and Portuguese. It observed and mixed together with Balinese culture and tradition which is caused with each of them has same characteristic in culture, traditions and religious with Bali.

Some of the trades from out side stay and live in Bali which bring their tradition and live vicing with native Balinese people live together and respect each other. This harmonization between two different religious from china and Balinese people can be show when one of those religious has ceremonial and the other is take the had to helping and so on. Like on this 26 January 2009 the china people will execute the Imlek which mean China New Year.

Meaning of Imlek.

Gōngxǐ fācái in mandarin language which it means happy New Year and good luck, this word will say as congratulation for Chinas people in Imlek day. In edition what is imlek and how imlek presented in Bali to answer this question first we must know more the histories of Imlek and what it Imlek from it source china. Imlek is one of traditional Tionghoa ceremonial which celebrated on the first month for Chinas calendar, which appear in the begaing the second new month in the sort day in wintry. Imlek in bali is not can be separated by histories related between Indonesia and china in the pass

Bali Crowded Again

in bali now, is very very crowded, the firs in seminyak, because of the holiday, so many tourism coming.....Some of the tourists also chose to enjoy food and beverages in restaurants all around the beach. The foreign tourists did not afraid to walked or sit around the beach. The street was still clear and the parking space was still empty and it shows that the number of tourists was not high as before. The traffic in Legian Street, Kuta Street, and Kartilca Plaza Street that lead to Kuta beach run smoothly and most of the tourists chose to walk to the beach while enjoying the shops on the sides of the road. The tourists seemed to disappear from Kuta area near the execution of the Bali Bombers which happened on Sunday, November 9th 2008. It was because the foreigners afraid that the terrorists will avenge the death of their colleagues. However the treat was proven wrong and there was not security disturbance occur in Bali.

The crowded condition also gives benefit to the people around the beach and it made Kuta lifeguard (Balawista) busy again. The must watched carefully all the tourists who play on the beach. The Balawista officers on guard on their posts along the beach and they assisted by the local officers patrolling in Kuta area. The number of tourists also decreased in Ngurah Rai airport. Usually, 6,000 tourists came to Bali each day, but currently only 4,000 foreign tourists visited Bali.