BALINESE PEOPLE

The Balinese People are an incredibly friendly, relaxed and spiritual people who like most Indonesians, take life at a slow pace. Many travelers report the Balinese people as being some of and if not the nicest people they have met. There is no question that the people of Bali have been a huge factor in the Balinese tourism industry being advanced far beyond any of the other islands of Indonesia. Bali has a population of 3 million people across the whole island as Bali is still mainly tropical woodland and mountainous areas where there are small villages that are amazing to visit. Most of the population lives in the south of the island where the capital of Denpasar and the tourist areas where many people benefit from the tourism industry. 89% of the islands population is Balinese and there area also significant influences from the neighboring islands of Java and Lombok.

The origins of the Balinese people are from three different waves of immigrants, the first of which was from Java and the Kalimantan during the Hindu period who were the pre historic Malay people. The second and third wave was also from Java although the third was after the Islam influence in Java which is responsible for the Islam areas in Bali such as n the far north west and some areas of the north east of Bali.

The Balinese Culture is one of Bali's main tourist attractions as there are not many places in the world where you can find such a rich culture of devotion to traditional values and a unique religion which in this case is an adaptation of Hinduism. Famous for the dances and performances as well as the artwork that is produced in certain villages that tend to dedicate their selves to a certain art for a certain village, such as Ubud is the village of painters and Mas is the village of carvers. Performances include the puppet shows that reenact the legends and stories of the areas as well as costumed performances that are enchanting, beautiful and sometimes sinister. The most memorable of these include trance dancing and violent displays of staged suicide and battles.

The Balinese people follow the Shivaite part of Hinduism although there are ancient pre-Historic mythology that remains as part of the religion to create a fascinating island where ghost and spirits walk the streets although cannot turn corners and the Balinese people leaving many offerings of rice and incense everyday and put their lives and business to the side entirely for the many calendar and family festivals that paint and carve their lives and are of supreme importance. The best places in Bali to witness the true Balinese culture is in Ubud where you can witness the performances as well as Uluwatu and to see the real Bali away from the tourists then travel to the east and north east of the island.

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Travel destination and regencies
Badung - Bangli - Buleleng -  Denpasar - Gianyar - Jembrana - Karangasem - Klungkung - 

Places of interest
Alas Kedaton - Badung Market, Batubulan,  Beratan Lake - Besakih Temple - Celuk - Goa Gajah, Jatiluwih - Kintamani - Mas Village - Penglipuran Village - Sangeh - Tanjung Benoa - Tirta Empul - Ubud Monkey Forest - Uluwatu - Bali Eco Tourism - Rambut Siwi Temple - Kertha Gosa - Puri Saren - Batukaru Temple - Banjar -

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