Balinese or Hindu cloth

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     hello, Bali clothes cannot deny that owning different image and grace. At least there is three custom clothes type of bali which is is common public to be imposed. First is Bali clothes for religious ceremony. Second is Bali clothes for nuptials and last is Bali clothes which is imposed in everyday activity. this Typical clothes differ amongbetween weared by woman and men.

 Equipment of Bali clothes

 Equipment of custom clothes of bali consist of some item. That item for example kamen for the man of, songket for the man of woman and, udeng for the man of bun and complete with its ithim for woman. Beside that Bali man impose keris, while woman use fan as its complement. Speaking about price, this Bali clothes highly varied. Songket Bali can be got with price variant matching with ability ofis the buyer, where started from price five hundreds thousand till millions of rupiah for the things and refinement  have gold yarn to. While used by common public and ordinary of Bali society in under available and the price widely in traditional markets

 Philosophy in Bali clothes

 Do not just nicely and is unique, in the reality Bali clothes also circumstantial philosophy menyimpan which is very. Clothes Bali philosophy in some cases possible much the same to with most other area custom clothes, but because Bali also represent one of the place which is disakralkan and have, hence Bali clothes philosophy follow to become important in its itshis. Bali clothes have standardization in its equipment. Concerning its equipment, have have been touched in paragraph above. While problem of procedures dress, Bali clothes have two type, namely dress complete Bali clothes and Bali clothes of madya

 complete Clothes Bali cloth is usually put on custom ceremony

complete Clothes Bali cloth is usually put on custom ceremony and religious or big celebration ceremony. While custom clothes of madya imposed by moment doconduct ritual pray daily or at the (time) of attending event seething with excitement. Like for example at the (time) of thanks birth of child, successful obtain;get crop or pass of child and expectation of guest. Clothes Bali philosophy basically coming from teaching ofis The Hyang Widhi, namely God believed to give teduhan, gladness;joy and peacefulness to Hindu people trusting it

 Each;Every area have ornamen differ owning symbolic meaning in its custom clothes each. But meskip that way Bali clothes basically is same, namely compliance to The Hyang Widhi. This Clothes also is oftentimes used to differentiate Caste, representing made in itself human being. Before The Hyang Widhi, human being all is is same of its degree. Besides as respect form to the creator, Bali clothes is an respect form to incoming guest. This is fair matter, considering if you as guest hence will feel respectable if greeted by dressy pawnbroker nicely and is natty.

Ogog-Ogoh

     Ogoh-ogoh is a big doll or statue, made from cork, bamboo and etc,  we made in order to celebrate Ngrupuk day, which takes place on the (one day before nyepi), the ogoh-ogoh will carried by the people, generaly by the teenangers on the eve of Nyepi day in Bali. Ogoh-ogoh normally have form of mythological beings such as celuluk, rangda or mostly demons such as iron maiden . As with many creative endeavours based on Balinese Hinduism, the creation of Ogoh-ogoh represents spiritual aims inspired by Hindu philosophy.

     The main purpose of the making of Ogoh-ogoh is the purification of the natural environment of any spiritual pollutants emitted from the activities of living beings (especially humans). The forms of Ogoh-ogoh represent the Bhuta-Kala (Bhuta: eternal energy, Kala: eternal time), according to Hindu teachings. The imperceptible potentials of nature cannot be thoroughly explored by anyone. Philosophically, civilized men are required to manage the natural resources without damaging the environment itself.

     Aside from being the symbol of Bhuta-Kala, Ogoh-ogoh is considered a symbol of modes of nature that form the malicious characters of living beings. Ogoh-ogoh are usually made by the group of artists found in villages around Bali. After being paraded on a convoy around the town, finally it is burnt to ashes in a cemetery as a symbol of self-purification.

     An Ogoh-ogoh is normally standing on a pad built of timber planks and bamboos. The pad is designed to sustain the Ogoh-ogoh while it is being lifted and carried around the village or the town square. There are normally eight or more men carrying the Ogoh-ogoh on their shoulders. This procession is accompanied by orchestral music performed by the youth. The use of flares is also a main part of the parade.

     During the procession, the Ogoh-ogoh is rotated counter-clockwise three times. This act is done at every T-junction and crossroad of the village. Rotating the effigies during the cremational parade and the eve of Nyepi represents the contact of the bodies with the spirits. It is intended to bewilder the evil spirits so that they go away and cease harming human beings.

     The Ogoh-ogoh is a very recent addition to the Nyepi ceremonies, first appearing in Denpasar in the early 1980s. At that time, they were carefully monitored for any criticism of the Suharto regime.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogoh-ogoh 

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