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SEASONAL ENDURANCES
 You best be prepared for the upcoming months in these parts of the tropics, as they are considered the most "challenging times of the ear" for your health and physical condition. Many ailments seem to spring up during this annual transition from monsoon to dry season, which is locally known as pancaroba.
Dropping temperatures and sudden wind anomalies bring on colds, eye irritation,..
BABY CEREMONY
 The three-month ceremony is believed to be the time of the release of the baby from the guardianship of the god Kumara and the union of the spirit of the reincarnated and the baby into the family temple.
For Balinese, a child's spiritual quotient is as important as its intelligence, and it is equally critical as its health. A series of ritual ceremonies are carried out so that the infa..
BALI PARK; A PARK FOR EVERYONE
 A part from beach-style holiday or cultural experience, Bali offers an abundance of theme parks. From kiddy playgrounds, waterslides and animals, to a variety of cultural and historical settings, Bali has them all. Following are some of the finest:
Bali Bird Park
Taman Burung Bali Bird Park has a worldly collection of tropical birds. Over 1,000 birds of 250 species fill the park..
CATTLE RULE BALINESE SUPER MARKET
 So dominant is the cow's influence that thousands of lives and hundreds of shops and outlets along side of the market cast their fate on the cattle business.
Can humans be steered by cows? They certainly can in Beringkit, a cattle village between Denpasar and Tabanan (you pass this area whenever you travel from Denpasar to Bedugul or any area in northern Bali). Over the past few decades, Bali..
BALI FASHION WEEK DUE TO KICK OF FOR FIFTH TIME
 Indonesia has countless gifted fashion designers whose work compares favorably to many world-class designers. Yet, only a few local designers have successfully penetrated international fashion markets. Many of their creations are only displayed in local boutiques and department stores.
Mardiana Ika, founder of Moda Bali which organizes the annual Bali Fashion Week, is of the opinion that many ..
KISSING IN FRONT OF PUBLIC
 Based on eastern culture, kissing in front of public is considered as a taboo thing, but in Banjar Kaja Sesetan, Southern part of Denpasar it becomes a festival, called med-medan, that is held annually and can be seen by public. And you can be a witness of this "different" festival on March 22, 2003 at Sesetan Village.
TUMPEK KANDANG: THE DAY TO HONOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS
 Balinese Hindus hold the important ceremony of "Tumpek Kandang", a day to honor household animals, on April 3, 2004. Tumpek Kandang, sometimes called Tumpek Andang, falls five weeks later, on Saturday of Uye, the 22d week of the Pawukon cycle. Rituals are held at every farm and family compound in respect of Sang Hyang Rare-Angon, master of all cattle and livestock. The animals, which provide vital..
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