Bali is an island that is densely populated. Most of them live in the adjacent village. In
the Southern part of Bali with a population of 2000 to 4000 people ,
spread out along the fertile land flowing irrigation channels. In this land are usually the distance between one village to village only 15 minutes walk past the rice field. Along the north coast, the villages lie laps all the Java Sea. Traditionally social organization based on the system in Bali banjar,
every village can fully meet their needs, supply all the required
purposes and functions of the new birth to death.
Now
this, as in all industrialized countries, cities and tourism centers
of the energy absorbing regions and in some cases to decide the flow of
goods and services. Organizations in the villages is one of the most unique aspects of the island 's very charming. The pattern of village life and society are closely linked with religion and religious life. Most
major community service organization called the banjo, as well as
being a mediator to the problems that arise in the community. Every village has at least one row which consists of an average of between 50 to 100 families. Each row has a center hall meeting called Banjar.
Days Special or Odalan
Every temple and shrine has a special day and date as his birthday celebration, or so-called Odalan every 210 days. Including smaller family Sanggah available in each family. For this reason it praktus each period there are several events in villages in Bali.
Galungan
Galungan is literally a celebration of the creation of the universe, where the Creator, the Great God and their ancestral spirits worshiped and requested to descend to earth and back in Sanggah family. A Penjor bamboo decorated with leaf and flowers along with bamboo altar hung lamak placed on each side of the entrance gate of the home care
Kuningan
Ten days after the Mountains, today presented more lamak installed fresh offerings to ancestral spirits. Barong paraded along the street accompanied by a row of children.
Nyepi
New year according to the Balinese Saka calendar year are days of inactivity and silence around Bali for 24 hours. On this day should not start a fire because it must be cooked the day before. The day before Nyepi offered as a purification offering is done on a large scale in every village with the aim to neutralize the influence of evil spirits and the next evening was held in the spirit of purification globally by a large number of children dressed in special marched around the village screaming while holding a torch flame hitting certain objects as music to ward off evil spirits. Nyepi is traditionally celebrated at home while fasting, praying and meditating, but only a brahmin family who run this system.
Saraswati
There
is a special day for worship of Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of
Science and Art falls once a year according to the Balinese calendar
wuku calculations. On this day should not be reading and writing and made offerings to papyrus, and books.
Music and Dance
Ceremony or temple ceremony in Bali would not be complete without entertainment to the gods, guests, and community. Odalan
The temple is full evening performances of various kinds of drama and
dance that takes place every evening sometimes ending up in the morning.
The main accompanist in gamelan group each staging is setempatdengan
instrument made of bronze, mettalphone, gong, bell - bell, and drums.
The
gamelan instruments are generally owned by the village, they were very
expensive and are stored in secure privileged banjar hall. No melody Balinese music songs that have been written or documented to date. However, he passed down from generation to generation only through ingata.
Wayang Kulit
Puppet
shows are usually accompanied by four gamelan musical accompaniment
chanting for about 60 character puppets made of cowhide carved played
by the puppeteer. Dalang must be so skilled and knowledgeable. He does not manipulate all the characters, but it gives a different sound on each character. Drama Hindu epics like Mahabharata.
Kecak
Sourced from nan harmonious roar coming from the male dancer group that resulted in a trance at the ceremony Sang Hyang, is developing a new type of dance is the Kecak Dance. Usually about 100 dancers shouted to each other set their own orchestra with vocal melody sound that complements the rhythmic movement, a circular stage was created to perform the Ramayana story in the middle lit an oil lamp.
Wayang Wong (Parwa)
This
is a rare and sacred art, performed only on certain days when there
piodalan ceremonies at temples in Bali, this art usually takes the story
of Ramayana and all the dancers use masks, a dance is accompanied by a
set of gamelan batel puppet, which consists of four gender wayang, two drums, one cengceng fruit, a fruit recalls, one fruit and one fruit kemppul Kajar.
Barong and Rangda
Endless
metaphysical battle between good and evil is played continuously
simbiolis from time to time by the two opposing characters, Barong and
Rangda dance is because it can strengthen dipentaskannya magical powers
of the village as well as maintaining the balance between good and evil.
