Yoga is Yoga, is not something related to religion or belief. Yoga is a spiritual technique that is older than any religion in the world, including Hinduism, oldest religion in human history. But it must be recognized, that yoga is known today is the legacy of the cultural treasures of India. Thus the terms in Yoga has many similarities with the terms in the Hindu religion, because they both were born in the tradition of Indian culture. » Read more..
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ASEAN Summit and SEA Games as The Foundation of Indonesia MICE Tourism Development
ASEAN Fair or Asean Week in Peninsula Island, Nusa Dua, Bali, showing creativity of the arts and cultures from the 10 ASEAN countries. Want to see the kinds of woven cloth, or jewelry, or a craft? All in Asean Fair exhibition. There are also live performances of music and other arts.
“We love the tourists who come repeatedly. We are targeting a number of foreign tourists who come up to 7.4 million people,” said Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu, in Nusa Dua, Bali, Thursday. Tourism in Indonesia is growing well. One of the flagship is MICE tourism (Meeting, Incentives, Conferences, Event). » Read more..
Wooden Batik
Batik activities have been widely taught in cultural tourism. The media used in general is a fabric. Well what if the media used is not a fabric? In Indonesia Textile Festival organized by the Textile Museum of Indonesia, the media used for batik is quite unique, that is wood. Perhaps unimaginable in your mind how to make ??wooden batik. It’s possible, because the wood used is not the logs.

“The material is taken from wood of thin bark are coupled together such as recycled materials. The wood can be used for batik once the material is dried, said Lilis, Indonesia Textile Festival committee when met at the Textile Museum, Jakarta. » Read more..
Pelangi Bali Kite Festival 2011
Pelangi Bali Kite Festival 2011 was held back. Hundred of legendary kites in Bali soon splitting the sky island. Kite festival was held over three days, from 29 to 31 July 2011 in Padanggalak Beach, Sanur, Denpasar.
Mentioned, the sky will be decorated around 1080 Bali kites in various shapes and varieties. Legendary kite in Bali, including Pecukan (leaf shape), Bebean (fish), Janggan (tail length up to 100 meters), and the kite creations. The festival is themed Playing Kites in Green Island.
Chairman Pelangi Bali I Gusti Putu Rai Andayana said, before the festival, the organizers do religious ceremonies, to invoke the wind blew hard during the event. » Read more..
Bali Ngaben Ceremony is One of World Most Wonderful Event
Ngaben ceremony, the burning bodies ceremony in Bali become one of most wonderful event in the world. The ceremony is the only one in this world effectively become a means of promoting tourism in Bali.
One of the spetakuler Ngaben ceremony is a ritual cremation of the late Tjokorda Gde Agung Suyasa on July 15, 2008. This ritual gets extensive media coverage from all corners around the world, from Africa, Europe, America, Australia and of course Asia.
News agencies and mass media proclaim the implementation of the various continents Balinese tradition as spectacular and colossal event. Amazingly almost all media containing photographs of cremations that are very beautiful, colorful, full of energy and charm. » Read more..
Ogoh-ogoh Parade in Europe
Indonesian Embassy in Brussels together with Hindus in Europe held a march of ogoh-ogoh commemorating Saka New Year 1933. Secretary III for Pensosbud and Public Diplomacy Embassy in Brussels Punjul Nugraha said ogoh-ogoh parade takes place in the park Parc Pairi Daiza, Brugelette, Belgium, last weekend.
“The ogoh-ogoh parade become the biggest event outside of Indonesia and witnessed about 5,000 tourists,” he said.
Garden tours Pairi Daiza Parc’s Eric Domb, located about 90 kilometers south of Brussels. Ogoh-ogoh giant imported directly from Bali. Made Agus Wardana, Balinese Hindus in Europe, said about 200 head of Bali’s Hindu families in Europe and their families participated in the parade. The parade was also attended by Ambassador at Brussels Arif Havas Oegroseno. » Read more..






