The closing pray also read by Islam priest, KH Burhanudin in Denpasar though some Hindu religion figures were attended this event. The food that served to the guests also fitted with Moslem people taste such as kebuli rice. It is a special food from Middle East. Puri Gerenceng people is also serving ‘lawar’ as the main menu of Galungan day to couple kebuli rice. ‘Lawar’ is usually made by pork but this time Puri’s people made it from mutton.

“All of the food is ‘halalan thoyyiban’ due to we are inviting Moslem people,” said Puri Gerenceng figure, Anak Agung Ngurah Agung as the host. According to him, this event has been a tradition of Puri Gerenceng family. “We are obliged to preserve ancestor’s tradition,” said the chairman of Hindu-Moslem Bali Brotherhood (PHMB). Mr Ngurah Agung added this activity is also aiming to tight the relationship of Hindu and Moslem people in Bali.

“We are strongly keeping religion harmony in Bali. Local people is realized if newcomers are coming to this island to make a living,” said him. Instead of drinking alcohol drinks, Galungan should celebrated by strengthening communication with others,” said Ngurah Agung. Besides KH Burhanudin, some Hindu religions were also attending this event. They are Jro Mangku Gajah and some headmen of the village in Denpasar. This event is also attended by the headman of Millitary Command Section 163/Wira Denpasar, Lieutenant Colonel (Inf) Agus Wernugroho.

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Instant penjor is being most sought item for welcoming Galungan Day. It appears on the lavish order of instant penjor. In a day instant penjor customer can reach 100 persons. They are usually choosing this instant penjor due to it priced reasonably.

Penjor instant priced Rp100,000 per piece. This price has including sanggah cucuk so buyers only needed to prepare the offerings. “Buyers are conveniently releasing any difficulties to make penjor,” said Kompyang, a penjor seller in Kaswari Street, Jambe Village, Tabanan on Sunday (29/1). This man confessed he had flooded by instant penjor order since Saturday (18/1). His customer is usually asking instant penjor.

However making penjor is not difficult. Kompyang added some workers to finish this seasonal order. Attracting buyer’s interest, Kompyang chose to sell his penjor in the edge of the road. The peak of penjor order is today (30/1) due to on Tuesday (31/1) noon all of penjor obliged to set up in front of people houses.

Besides instant penjor, Kompyang and his brother, Dobler were also providing penjor materials such as bamboo, sampian, sanggah cucuk and flag. The bamboo priced in range Rp15,000 – Rp25,000 per piece depending on its size. Sanggah cucuk priced Rp6,000 per piece and sampian priced in range Rp6,000 – Rp15,000 per piece. The bamboo stick mostly coming from Pupuan, said Kompyang. But this year he is getting much young bamboo stick. Decreasing bamboo seed is causing by piodalan season along this year.

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The foods were including noodle and wine to welcoming New Year. Amurva Bhumi Monastery priest, Chua Sing Liang said the noodle offering formed our wish to beg long age, safety and prosperity in our life. In the other side the twelve kinds of food is dominated by local crops due to in China, Chinese New Year at first celebrated by farmers.

Besides the twelve foods, there are red cup cakes. The sweet cake is being a wish for happiness in our life. “The cake has been obligatory thing for whom did New Year pray in this monastery,” said him. According to him, since morning his monastery filled by Chinese people whether local people or foreigners.

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He said Hindu believers from eight regencies and a city in Bali held “Jagra” which means the believers are not sleeping in Pura Besakih on Sunday night until dawn at Monday. The art performances are wayang, arja art and topeng bondres as they wished to deprive of sleepiness for Hindu believers who walking on ‘sleeping fasting’. The other art performances also may perform due to the artists who are coming from eight regencies and one city in Bali spontaneously will hold art performances around Pura Besakih.

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“We are specially choosing this theme for echoing the masterpieces of famous writers in Indonesia. It is important due to in 2015 Indonesia will be Guest of Honor on Frankfurt Book Fair, a prestigious book event in the world,” said him. Last year UWRF were attracted about 235 writers who were coming from 60 cities in Indonesia to send their works on application process. The masterpieces then selected by Curator Council which was composed by senior writer Kurnia Effendi from Jakarta, Iyut Fitra (Payakumbuh), Dorothea Rosa Herliany (Magelang) and Made Adnyana Ole (Bali). The curator council then was passing 15 writers to invite and sponsored them to attend the festival.

“This year the process will be same. The change appears on the membership of the Curator Council. UWRF committee tried to change its composition yearly to avoid hegemony of the appetites and favoritism,” said community development manager UWRF Kadek Purnami. Purnami also said the application process opens for writers from all of literature genres including poetry, short story, novel, drama script even essay. Writers who were not yet publishing book also allowed to follow application and selection process.

“If you are a poet who are not yet publishing a book, please send your best 30 poets. For short story writer, the writers have to send eight short stories. Drama script writer have to send three scripts and essay writer must send four essays. Those artworks can send through e-mail kadek.purnami@ubudwritersfestival.com ,” said her. UWRF and HiVos, a funding institution from Holland will sponsored the trip of 15 writers who passing application process to attend this annual festival in Ubud.

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Hundreds model and artists brightened the year end event of Denpasar Festival 2011. This time it themed ‘Baris as a reflection of Heroism Spirit Denpasar’. Vice Deputy of Denpasar Mayor I.B. Rai D. Mantra accompanied by officers and other guests to open this annual event as it marked by Gelung Baris usage to one of dancer on Wednesday (28/12) in the area of Catur Muka Statue Denpasar.

Second Assistant of Denpasar Secretary IGN Edy Mulya as the headman of operational committee in his report said this annual event packed in form of Creativity Parade Denpasar. This parade is appearing preview about contents that will perform in Denpasar Festival. The contents are photography, culinary, textile, fashion, endek, fine art, dance, traditional and modern music, community, horticulture, any kinds of handicrafts and others. Functioned as the activation place and public communication, Denpasar Festival is prioritizing the space of public dialogue that packed in any forms of information or visual installation. Baris theme is reminding us about Baris which reflected heroism spirit with the essence of the city character. This theme representing the value of pioneering and nobleness as it is inspiring any creativities in Denpasar Festival 2011.

It is also reported if there are some activities before Denpasar Festival 2011 launched. The pre-events are Denfest Fun Bike, Launching of Endek and Embroidery, Ornamental Plants Exchange themed Floricultural. Then collective committee of Denpasar Government is inviting all of people to participate in this event. This annual event will hold for four days as it starts on 28 December until 31 December 2011 at 10.00 Wita until 22.00 Wita.

It begins by the launching of songket product then Vice Deputy of Denpasar Mayor I.B. Rai D. Mantra signed a book from Jinggo Paramarta and handed over an aid for sekaa teruna representative. The parade began by the presence of sekaa kecak then followed by some lifters who brought Baris. Baris then walked toward Denpasar Mayor, I.B. Rai D. Mantra to get the crown of gelung Baris from Denpasar Mayor as the opening of Denpasar Festival 2011. Further it is inviting hundreds model who were wearing endek clothes in any patterns, color and model. This parade also glittered by marching band, Dadong Rerod comedy and music entertainment from any famous group band such as Pramusti.

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He added he opened himself as width as possible for the collaboration effort with artists and social actors from any backgrounds in which process is being important element. “Most of my first works can be the trigger of collective work whose last touch still going to my creation as exhibition actor,” said him. The man who had held his solo exhibition in The Northern Territory Museum of Art and Sciences, Darwin, Australia explained before the exhibition opened officially, he will hold an attraction with composer Wayan Gde Yudane.

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He explained it is aiming to form Denpasar as tourism destination so this event can be a tourism promotion and precious asset to support this sector. Budiasa added this event at first transferred as a tool to serve any kinds of superior products and cultures. However this year the event had given a space for everybody to show their creation. “Denpasar Festival 2011 took the theme of ‘Ranah Bertabur Kreasi’ (‘Sphere Glittered by Creation’) that reflecting the spirit of ‘Baris’. ‘Baris’ itself is identical with heroism attitude in this area,” said him.

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He said besides heirloom keris, it also displaying keris kamardikan that made after independent era. Exhibited keris is more than 100 keris as it will display until December 18, 2011. There are also tens gems starting from ruby or red brumbun, yellow chrysolite and other sorcerer gems.

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He said the establishment of Kamasan village as art village emerging a hope to introduce Kamasan village that famous of its Kamasan styled painting. The art work now still preserved in historical building of Kertagosa. The building is about 40 kilometers from Denpasar. Besides Kamasan paintings, one of special souvenir in this region is kepeng money and any kinds of gold and silver handicrafts.

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