Khas Bali
Do’s & Dont’s
Balinese Architecture
The Only Thing Remains
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ndonesia is famous for the diversion of cultures all over the country. Traditional customs is what will give a region an identity and dignity. From all the provinces, Bali has the most respectable customs than any other province in Indonesia. The dance, the people, the religion, the food, the sacred places, the government rules, and especially for this case, the architecture. Balinese architecture is the most sophisticated thing
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on the face of the earth. This style of architecture isn’t just about shapes or materials, but it’s also about the story behind every inch of the brick, the shape or the craving in the wood or the stones. The architecture style isn’t just beautiful, it talks. But the modernity has brought people to something easier. To make, to get, to build, and to live in. They believe in mass product than self-made. There’s no money and the time, they said. Besides, the glass looks simpler and elegant than the traditional window. The black flat door is more way cool than the heavy craving wood door. No more statues, no more ornaments. Everything is so sharp and white and cold, just like what the modernity should be. But a lot of future leaders of tomorrow know this. They aware of what will happen if the traditional value somehow erased from the people. They will not have their identity and dignity. So they keep some of them safe and sound, enough for some other people who can appreciate to see and to preserve. And as the as the nation who can appreciate their own culture, it is our job to keep the only thing remains from our identity.
Do’s
Respect the locals especially the Hindus by walking
If you intend to spend a lot of time on the beach, put
around the offerings lying in the street and try not to step
on your sunscreen to protect your skin.
on them or crush it by your vehicle.
Change your money with trusted money changers
and always count your money before you leave !
It’s really offensive for the Hindus to touch people in the
Look for ‘no commission’ signs at money changer
head. Touching someone’s head is taboo – it is taken
places
as an insult, a serious lack of manners. Only parents,
Wear a sarong (Balinese costume) when you enter
grandparents and other senior relatives can touch the
a temple
heads of their small children or grandchildren. If you
Learn a few words of the local language and use
touch someone’s head by mistake, you should apologize
them. It’s fun to do!
immediately.
Step on the offerings in the street. Walk around
them is better.
Dont’s Forget your passport or any IDs.
Touch people’s head.
Honk your horn when you get stuck behind the
ceremonial procession. Some procession may cause a long traffic and make you mad, especially when you’re in a hurry. The only thing you can do is wait, be patient and don’t honk your horn
It’s better to leave your passport and important documents
because it will be considered as disturbance for the
in your hotel safety box. If you really have to carry them,
Hindus.
make copies of your IDs before traveling. Guard them
with your life, get an under-the-clothes travel wallet!
the temple. Sorry ladies!
Women in menstration are not allowed to enter
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