Articles in the History Category
Bali’s Brand-new toll road is ready for action after a grand consecration ceremony on Wednesday (7/10/2013). This new highway stretches 12.7 km and connects Benoa Harbor, Ngurah Rai International Airport and Nusa Dua area. The …
We have landed in Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali. On behalf of all crew, I am captain for this flight would like to say thank you and have a nice holiday. After warm welcome from …
Balinese Hindu community is divided based on the caste. And each caste has its own name order so that people will know in which caste a person belong to; Brahmana, Ksatria, Waisya, or the lowest …
Still remember Serongga Village in Gianyar which celebrated Ngusaba Dalem on August 13th ? If you don’t, reading this article (http://blog.baliwww.com/ritual-and-ceremony/30057) may help you to remind it. This village near Lebih Beach has unique stories …
Buleleng, the northernmost area of Bali conceals an old Balinese village in which culture and arts are different from today’s Balinese village. The community has their own traditional costumes and a special dialect. Due to …
The Role Of Chinese Community in Securing Frontiers and in Giving Names to Several Areas
The coming of Chinese community to Bali and to the frontiers of Bangli Empire had been discussed on the previous post. …
The Coming of Masters in Trading
In Indonesia, Chinese community has been known as a community who is brilliant in trading or business matters. In Bali, they don’t only play important role in trading but also …
When people around the world now are raging due to the different in beliefs, Bali seems stronger to uphold the harmony between the people whose beliefs are different. Even there are so many ancient artifacts …
The return of the Dutch Army on the beach of Sanur in 1946.
Wikipedia says:
Following Japan’s Pacific surrender in August 1945, the Balinese took over the Japanese weapons. The Dutch returned to Indonesia in 1946, including …
Far before Majapahit or Royal Family in Bali existed, Bali was a part of Java Island and it was not separated by a sea strait, which is occupied by some indigenous plants and animals …
The legend has it, at the end of 15th century; the Kingdom of Majapahit was in its final hours due to rapid expanding of Islam, there was chaos everywhere. The Princess Roro Anteng and her …
Buddhist faith had its own golden era in Bali; many Buddhist legacies can be found all over Bali and one of them is Buddhist temple at Kalibukbuk in Buleleng Regency. The Buddhist temple at Kalibukbuk …