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Pandanus War, Bloody Tradition in Bali

Bali has a tremendous cultural treasure, one of Bali's unique indigenous culture of pandanus war tradition. The tradition of pandanus war is held every year in the village of Tenganan, Karangasem. This tradition is called Mekare-kare. In that tradition, the youth will wear Balinese traditional clothes and bare-chested. This tradition begins with a tour of the village to ask for protection and safety in living this tradition. The main tool in the tradition of war pandan is shield or shield. They are usually made of rattan or bamboo and pandan leaves. The tradition of war is done by a pair of youth. This paired youth will be the opponent and will compete with how to whip the pandan leaves on the body of his opponent. The young men who treated traditional herbs In this game, there is someone as the referee in leading the game. The match will end if one of the participants wins, surrenders or the referee considers the match is enough. Pandanus leaves used in the match is a leaf that is

Getting To Know The Types of Balinese Mask Character

Traditional performing arts have unique and special roles in Balinese culture. Arts such as theater and dance not only serve as entertainment only. Some of them become components and supplements of religious rituals or even positioned as a ritual event itself. This diversity makes Balinese art so rich with many variations. One of its forms can be seen in the diversity that exists in the craft Balinese mask. Balinese mask made of wood. The type of wood used in making this mask is kenanga and pule. In the process of making it, there are several stages of carving that must be till until it actually becomes a mask. In addition, the existence of a certain grip in the description of the character traits makes the mask craftsmen must have special skills. Mask became the main property in mask dance, which is the art of traditional Balinese dance. In this mask dance, each dancer's performances will come up with a special outfit and wear a mask. The mask worn by the dancers shows the charact
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