Bali is one Island of Indonesia which has about 13,000 Islands in all. Bali is situated simply 2 kilometers away from the jap tip of the Java Island and Lombok Island. The Island is residence of roughly 4 million folks. It’s roughly 144 kilometers from east to west and 80 kilometers north to south. There are diversified landscapes of hills and mountains, rugged coastlines and sandy seashores, lush rice terraces and barren volcanic hillsides which give a picturesque backdrop to the colourful and deeply non secular tradition of this ‘Island of The Gods’.
The phrase “paradise” is used loads in Bali. Eighty % of worldwide guests to Indonesia go to Bali or go to Bali specifically. The recognition isn’t with out motive. The primary Hindus arrived at Bali as early as 100 BC. So it’s straightforward to grasp why the Island has such a very long time to develop its personal tradition. However the present chapter for Bali’s historical past begins within the seventies when intrepid hippies and surfers found Bali’s seashores and waves. Tourism quickly grew to become the primary useful resource of revenue. Regardless of the shocks of the terrorist assaults in 2002 and 2005, the magical Island continues to attract crowds. Bali’s tradition stays as spectacular as ever.
There are an estimated 20,000 temples (pura) on the Island, every of which holds festivals (odalan) at the very least twice a yr and there are lots of different auspicious days all year long. There are at all times festivities occurring. There are some massive festivals which can be celebrated Island extensive, however their dates are decided by two native calendars. The 210-day wuku or Pawukon calendar is totally out of sync with the Western calendar whereas the lunar saka (caka) calendar roughly follows the Western yr.
