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Tenganan Pegringsingan: The Bali Living Ancient Village Through Centuries

our overseas students, the staff members, and  Tenganan Village   women Tenganan Pegringsingan Village. 2018. From the most sacred things to not talk about until the most profane stuffs to be paraded and entertain tourists; from the coastlines until the depth there in the forests, hills, and mountains;   from the darkest colors ever exist until the brightest colors you ever notice; from the visible world until invisible world; from the lowest layer of the universe known as hell until the highest one named as heaven; from the underworld creatures, mankind, Gods and Goddesses, until the supreme force; from the evilness, goodness until balance; It is never done talking about a culture and thousands of its uniqueness – preserved and maintained until today in the island of Gods named as Bali by the people known as Hindu – Balinese. Bali has a lot of legends and myths which have a bunch of values if we relate it to the life philosophy. In order to find balance in the life, Bali

Uniting Indonesia : Sumpah Pemuda (The Youth Pledge) 27th and 28th of October 1928

the Indonesian Youths in the second congress 27th & 28th of October 1928 Courtesy of Google Image I was born on 28 th of October which for Indonesian people, it is a historical day and formally celebrated by holding a flag ceremony in fields, offices’ yard, and also schools’ yard. This day is called as the day of Sumpah Pemuda (Youth’s Pledge). Precisely, it was 27 th and 28 th of October 1928, 17 years before the Indonesia’s independence, the Indonesian Youths from all of the islands were getting together in Batavia (today known as Jakarta) in the youth’s congress and declared their pledges and recognition to Indonesia as a sovereign and independent country. Their pledges consist of three main points which are presented below – followed by the English translation.       1.       Kami Putra dan Putri Indonesia, mengaku bertumpah darah yang satu, Tanah Indonesia.       We the sons and daughters of Indonesia, acknowledge one motherland, Indonesia.