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Islamic New Year at Tanah Lot |
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 Today is The Islamic New Year or in Indonesian called “Tahun Baru Hijriyah”. The Islamic New Year is a cultural event which some Muslims partake on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. Many Muslims use the day to remember the significance of this month, and the Hijra, or emigration, Prophet Muhammad made to the city now known as Medina. Recently, in many areas of Muslim population, people have begun exchanging cards and gifts on this day. Today is holiday for most people. And most people spend their holiday to some of hotspot and also to Tanah Lot Tourism Object. Most visitor came with their family or their friend. And most of them are domestic tourist from java island and Jakarta and also from entire Bali too. But some are foreigner. Besides to seeing unique temple and beautiful sunset which famous among tourists, they also want to shoping at Tanah Lot Art Market. They usually buy balinese handycraft and balinese accesories. |
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 Literally means warrior formation, Baris is a warrior dance usually danced by men. The movements are dramatic. It is hard to distinguish whether it is the dancer that follows the orchestra, or the other way around. Or you can say that they both go off into their own dimensions, yet at certain well-defined points, meet to create an astounding tapestry. The dancers wear elaborate head decoration, from a gold-colored head band to leaves and strings of cempaka blossoms. Variants of this dance are sometimes danced by children and women. A Baris dancer must be supple, able to sit on his heels, keeping his knees spread wide apart in line with his body. His face must be mobile to convey fierceness, disdain, pride, acute alertness, and, equally important, compassion and regret-the characteristics of a warlike noble. You can find this dance performed in Sanur, Tabanan, and Ubud. Here is a schedule of dances regularly performed in Bali. |
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Anggara Kasih at Tanah Lot |
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 Yesterday is Anggara Kasih day. Anggara Kasih fall on Selasa Kliwon (Tuesday) according to balinese calendar. Some of balinese and javanese people assuming Anggara Kasih day is a sakral day. According to javanese folkfore, at anggara kasih day we may not travelling. And some of balinese people said, at anggara kasih, Bethara Siwa (God of Siwa) go down to earth. Because anggara kasih day fall nearby with Tilem or new moon on balinese belief. When anggara kasih, all of balinese people submitting offerings to the God to required safety and healthy life. In Beraban village and Tanah Lot area, people usually sacrificing offerings at their house and some of temple which exist on their village. At Beraban village , exact with anggara kasih day there are "odalan" or temple anniversary at Bale Agung Temple which representing one of Sad Kahyangan Temple at Beraban village. |
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