Balinese people
The Balinese are an ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Bali. Balinese population of 3.0 million (1.5% of Indonesia's population) live mostly on the island of Bali, making up 89% of the island's population. There are also significant populations on the island of Lombok, and in the eastern-most regions of Java (e.g. the Municipality of Banyuwangi). It is the most populous Hindu majority island in the world.The origins of the Balinese came from three periods: The 1st waves of immigrants came from Java and Kalimantan in the prehistoric times of the proto-Malay stock; the 2nd wave of Balinese came slowly over the years from Java during the Hindu period; the 3rd and final period came from Java, between the 15th and 16th centuries, at the time of the conversion of Islam in Java, aristocrats fled to Bali from the Javanese Majapahit Empire to escape Islamic conversion, reshaping the Balinese culture into a syncretic form of classical Javanese culture with many Balinese elements.
| Balinese culture is dance, drama and sculpture. use of the gamelan in music. its form of Wayang kulit or theatre. It also has several their religions traditions. Balinese Hindu/Buddhist | perhaps most known for its The culture is noted for its The island is also known for Shadow play/Shadow Puppet unique aspects related to Balinese culture is a mix of religion and Balinese custom. |
| Traditionally, a regarded as immodest. Balinese their bare chest; however, a considered immodest. In modern normally not strictly observed, Balinese temples are advised to | display of female breasts isn't women can often be seen with display of the thigh is Bali these customs are but visitors visiting cover their legs. |
| In the Balinese naming or caste is reflected in | system, a person's rank of birth the name. |
| A puputan is an act of frontal assaults in battle, and during the colonization of puputan was during the with Lt. Colonel I Gusti battle of Puputan Margarana. after him in commemoration. | mass suicide through was 1st noted by the Dutch Bali. The latest act of Indonesian war of Independence, Ngurah Rai as the leader in the The airport in Bali is named - |
| The vast majority of the "holy-water religion". It is a Traveling Indian priests are said people to the sacred Buddhism centuries ago. The combined it with their own Balinese from before the 3rd wave the Bali Aga, are mostly not retain their own animist | Balinese believe in Agama Tirta, Shivaite sect of Hinduism. to have introduced the literature of Hinduism and people accepted it and pre-Hindu mythologies. The of immigration, known as followers of Agama Tirta, but traditions. |
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