Bali Climate, Culture and Arts

Bali is famous for many forms of art, including painting, sculpture, woodcarving, crafter Silver sterling or gold, handcrafts, puppetry and performing arts. Balinese gamelan music is highly developed and varied. The dances portray stories from Hindu epics such as the Ramayana. Balinese dance and music are famous. bali Dances like:
Barong dance or "lion dance", this is a ritual dance depicting the fight between good and evil, with performers wearing fearsome lion-like masks
Kecak dance or "monkey dance" is with lots of dancers in concentric circles chanting "kecak kecak", while a performer in the center acts out a spiritual dance, others famous Balinese dances include pendet, legong, baris, topeng and etc.

Bali Culture. Bali Islands is a place of Hindu religion and culture, although Balinese Hinduism is so far removed from the original Indian variety that the casual eye will be hard put to spot any similarities. Every aspect of Balinese life is suffused with religion, but the most visible signs are the tiny offerings (sesajen) of flowers, glutinous rice and salt in little bamboo leaf trays, found in every Balinese house, restaurant, souvenir stall and airport check-in desk. They are set out and sprinkled with holy water no less then three times a day, before every meal.

Bali Climate : Rice fields, UbudBali is always warm, humid and tropical. The April-October dry season and November-March rainy seasons are only relative, with plenty of rainfall around the year, but the Balinese winter is cloudier, more humid and with a higher chance of thunderstorms. A more important consideration is the tourist season, as Bali can get packed in July-August and again around Christmas and New Year's. Australians also visit during school holidays in early April, late June and late September, while Indonesians visit during national holidays. Outside these peaks, Bali can be surprisingly quiet and good discounts on accommodation are often available.