Each stage of Balinese life is marked by a series of ceremonies and rituals known as Manusa Yadnya. They contribute to the rich, varied and active life the average Balinese leads.

Birth

The first ceremony of Balinese life takes place even before birth. Another ceremony takes place soon after the birth, during which the afterbirth is buried with appropriate offerings. The first major ceremony takes place halfway through the baby's first Balinese year of 210 days.

Names

Basically the Balinese only have four first names. The first child is Wayan or Putu, the second child is Made or Kadek, the third is Nyoman or Komang and the fourth is Ketut. The fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth will be another Wayan, Made, Nyoman, Ketut and Wayan again.

Bali Art Center, Taman Budaya or Bali Art Center is the culture building complex with the best style of Balinese traditional architecture. It is featuring the good lay-out building of amphitheater to be a place/hall of show performance purpose. It is symbolizing the twiddling of Mandara Giri mount in the milk ocean and spattering the Amerta holy water for the life of endless as according to nature of dynamic culture and stayed alive during the human being still dwell the earth planet.

This amphitheater can accommodate up to 6.000 audiences for the show of colossal both for modern and also traditional. This Taman Budaya (Cultural Park) is opened in the year 1973 with the Bali Artistry Party (Pesta Kesenian Bali) within one month. On that month, there are full of entertainment amusement traditional dance, exhibition, and other cultural activities. At the opening ceremony enlivened by artistic parade started from Puputan Park and finish at the Art Center.

Bali as one of major tourism in Indonesia.

Bali is appropriate directly for the north of Australia, which middle pearl in the necklace, which expand from Malaysia to new Guinea, which contain the modern nation of Indonesia. Geographically small however culturally immeasurably, Bali has and affected visitors of the outside world for centuries fascinated. Elements of Hinduism and of Buddhism with earlier Animist faith combining, pervades Balinese religion all aspects of the daily life. Each human activity, of the rice, which develops to substantial handle ceremonies, is brought closer with ritual and reverence. Occupy and continue the Balinese, which accomplishes arts, a central place in the life of each village spurring artists and class participants of the culture around the world.

Dear Visitors and Friends,

This is a message from Parum Samigita which is the ‘Think Tank’ for the Banjars (Village Councils) of the Kuta, Legian and Seminyak areas of Bali.

It comes from the heart of the Balinese people at ground zero in Kuta. It is a message of love and brotherhood and expresses the message which they wish to send to the world.

Please forward it to anyone you think would appreciate reading it.

Parum Samigita has been coordinating relief efforts for the Balinese and migrant Indonesian families who have been dispossessed by the bombing. Please mail Viebeke for more details.