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The culture of Bali is unique. People say that the Balinese people
have reached self-content. It is not an exaggeration that when the
Balinese is asked what heaven is like, they would say, just like
Bali, without the worries of mundane life. They want to live in
Bali, to be cremated in Bali when they die, and to reincarnate in
Bali.It does not mean that the Balinese resist changes. Instead, they
adapt it to their own system.
This goes back far in history. Before
the arrival of Hinduism in Bali and in other parts of Indonesia,
people practice animism. When Hinduism arrives, the practice of
Hinduism is adapted to local practices. The brand of Hinduism practiced
in Bali is different from that in India. Other aspects of life flow
this way.
Traditional paintings, faithfully depicting religious, and mythological
symbolisms, met the Western and modBali Culture, People, Culture
in Baliern paintings, giving birth to contemporary paintings,free
in its creative topics yet strongly and distinctively Balinese.
Its dance, music, and wayang theaters, while have been continually
enriched by contemporary and external artistry, are still laden
with religious connotations, performed mostly to appease and to
please the gods and the goddesses. Wood and stone carvings, gold
and silver crafts parallel the development of paintings, gracefully
evolving with external forces to enhance their characters. The batik
of Bali owes its origin to Java, and inspired the development of
ikat and double ikat. |
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