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10 Fun Bali Facts
1. In Balinese lore, evil spirits move in straight lines, so visual signs and spaces are often filled in with zigzags and swirls.
2. The Balinese believe that their traditional musical instruments, a percussion ensemble called the gamelan, are spiritual entities that must be revered in order to play beautiful music.
3. The average salary earned by a Balinese worker is $100 a month.
4. Bali is often mistakenly thought to be its own country, but it is actually an island-province in the nation of Indonesia.
5. Bali has been nicknamed the "Island of the Gods" because of the many Hindu deities that are worshiped there.
6. Bali's Mount Agung is an active volcano; its 1963 eruption killed over 1,500 people.
7. The province of Bali is made up of many islands. The largest include Bali itself, as well as Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan.
8. Stage plays and dancing, which serve both magico-religious and entertainment purposes, are popular in Bali.
9. Bali is a popular location for world-class surfing.
10. Many Balinese women leave traditional canang offerings for the gods—flowers, herbs, and incense placed in banana leaf baskets—in front of their homes, three times a day.
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10 Fun Bali Facts
1. In Balinese lore, evil spirits move in straight lines, so visual signs and spaces are often filled in with zigzags and swirls.
2. The Balinese believe that their traditional musical instruments, a percussion ensemble called the gamelan, are spiritual entities that must be revered in order to play beautiful music.
3. The average salary earned by a Balinese worker is $100 a month.
4. Bali is often mistakenly thought to be its own country, but it is actually an island-province in the nation of Indonesia.
5. Bali has been nicknamed the "Island of the Gods" because of the many Hindu deities that are worshiped there.
6. Bali's Mount Agung is an active volcano; its 1963 eruption killed over 1,500 people.
7. The province of Bali is made up of many islands. The largest include Bali itself, as well as Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan.
8. Stage plays and dancing, which serve both magico-religious and entertainment purposes, are popular in Bali.
9. Bali is a popular location for world-class surfing.
10. Many Balinese women leave traditional canang offerings for the gods—flowers, herbs, and incense placed in banana leaf baskets—in front of their homes, three times a day.
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