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Arak
A clear, cognac look- like, distilled from tuak, the fermented juice of the coconut or sugar palm

Babi guling
The Balinese roasted suckling pig

Banten
The complete offering, the women usually put it on their head on the temple festival celebration which fall every six months or one year on each temple

Banjar
The Balinese are tied by "Banjar", a communal association, which consists around 150 families, the banjar meeting hall called Balai Banjar

Balai Kulkul
The wooden bell tower, the bell functioned to say something to the community member

Barong
The mystical creature that is considered as the protector of the village

Base
The betel leaves chewed by Balinese as a habit

Bebek
A gaggle of ducks struts home from a day in the ricepaddies shepherded by a boy

Beringin
Banyan tree is usually erected in the middle of the village

Brem
Rice wine made by fermenting sticky white and black rice

Canang
A small offering has a square form made of young coconut leave and flowers, the Balinese put it everyday on the family temple, car, office, anywhere but you will always see in front of the local shops as a thankgiving expression to God

Candi Bentar
The split gate as the first entrance of the outer courtyard of a temple, but now some hotels or other big buildings used it also for their entrance

Cengkeh
Clove, the best time to harvest it when the clove flowers open its petal

Coklat
The cocoa pod

Dokar
The horse chart as a public transportation only used for a short distance

Durian
The king of the fruit, most of Indonesians love the Durian with a passion, and for that reason it is one of the most expensive of fruits and a great delicacy

Gamelan
A set of a traditional orchestra played a number of people to accompany the dance or ceremony

Garuda
A eagle looked like bird as a vehicle of Wisnu

Geringsing
The hand weaving cloth from Tenganan village

Jukung
Traditional sailing boat

Kamasan
A village in Klungkung regency is famous for its painting, Kamasan style painting

Kamen
The sarong, traditional waistcloth for women and man

Kopi
The coffee bean

Lawar
Balinese favourite food made of chopped vegetables and meats make into one with grated coconut and complete spicy sauce

Manggis
The mangosteen, the queen of fruits

Markisa
The passion fruit, the is the size of a baseball and is orange or yellow when ripe, often tinged with green

Meru
In a Hindu temple, there are several shrines and each has its own shape, name and function. One of them called "Meru"

Metatah
Toothfiling ceremony, one of the life cycle ceremony done usually when someone reach their adult age

Nangka
The jackfruit, the exterior is green and covered with small knobs, inside is a fibrous, inedible central core sorrounded by large, egg-shaped seeds.

Ngaben
The cremation ceremony to return the dead body to the nature, its origin

Ogoh Ogoh
The giant doll cariied by the Balinese on Caka new year's eve in order to appease the evil spirit

Odalan
Temple festival, it happens once in 210 days or once in a year

Pasar
Traditional market, learning Balinese way of shopping, start very early in the morning

Pawiwahan
Wedding ceremony

Penjor
A bamboo pole decorated by leaves, flowers, rice, coconut, Balinese cake and white or yellow cloth represent as the symbol of prosperity, commonly erected at Galungan time or any other religious festivals

Poleng
Black and white cloth usually used to wrap statues or shrines represent the positive and negative forces that always exist together in our life

Pura
The word for "Hindu temple", there are several categories of temple in Bali, it is usually divided into 3 parts, a front courtyard (jaba), a middle courtyard (jaba tengah), and an inner courtyard (jeroan)

Rangda
Rangda is the two central figures in the barong dance, representing the negative side of forces

Rindik
Bamboo musical instrument

Salak
The skin snake fruit, the skin is though but very thin, and the fruit peels easily, revealing a pear-shaped interior that is a light tannish-yellow color

Sanggah
Family temple located at the north east of the Balinese house compound

Sarad
The symbol of the world, made of colourful Balinese cakes

Sate
A dish that consists of pieces of meat skewered onto a short length of bamboo or a paste of meat/fish molded and wrapped around the stick

Swastika
Symbol that used by Hindu in Bali, it is different, not the same from the Nazi swastika

Tajen
The cockfighting, one of the gambling games but it has also a meaning to appease the troublesome evil spirit

Tri Murti
Three main manisfestations of God Almighthy, Brahma the creator, Wisnu the preserver and Siwa the dissolver

Tuak
Palm beer or toddy produced by fermenting the sap of the young flower stalk of a coconut

Tum
Leaf-wrapped delicacies, it is a generic name food, usually made of pork, fish or chicken wrapped in banana leaves and steamed in a woven bamboo basket

Udeng
Traditional headcloth worn by men

Umah Bali
The Balinese house compound is a walled area where the whole family lives

Warung
Stall place to eat, drink and make gossips

Yoga
It literally means union with God, the highest level of consciousness that every Hindu people want to achieve i.e. "The God Consciousness State", in Bali it is known as Moksa

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