Minggu, 18 Januari 2015

Bali, Island of the Gods

Bali is the name of one of the provinces in Indonesia and also the name of the largest island that is part of the province. Also consists of the island of Bali, Bali province also consists of small islands in the vicinity, namely the island of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan Island, the island and the island Serangan Ceningan.

Bali lies between Java and Lombok. Denpasar is the provincial capital of which is located in the southern part of the island. The majority of Balinese are Hindus. In the world famous Bali as a tourist destination with a unique variety of art-culture, especially for tourists from Japan and Australia. Bali is also known as the Island of the Gods and the island of thousand temples.

Bali, Island of the Gods

Bali, Island of the Gods

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The population of Bali is about 4 million more, with a majority of 84.5% of Hinduism. Other religions are Buddhism (0.5%), Islam (13.3%), Protestants and Catholics (1.7%). Islam is the largest religion of the minority to Bali with membership has now reached 13.3% based on the last census in January 2014.

Besides tourism, the Balinese also live on agriculture and fisheries, including the world of agriculture in Bali is the Subak system. Some also choose to be an artist. The language used in Bali is Indonesian, Balinese and the United Kingdom in particular for those working in the tourism sector.

Balinese and Indonesian are the most widely used language in Bali and Indonesia as well as other residents, the majority of Balinese people are bilingual or even trilingual. Although there are many dialects in the language of Bali, the Balinese generally use some form of association as a Balinese language option in communication. Traditionally, the use of various dialects of Bali is determined by the color system failures in Hindu Dharma and clan affiliation (term Bali soroh, gotra) Although the implementation of these traditions tend to decrease. In some places in Bali, Java has a number of users.

English is the third language (and the first foreign language) of many Balinese people are influenced by the tourism industry needs. Employees working in the tourist information centers in Bali, often also understand some of the foreign language with sufficient expertise. The education of the Japanese language is also a priority in Bali.

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