From
13 Jul 2013
To
15 Jul 2013
Annual Bali Kite Festival 2013
Type: Festivals
The 35th Annual Bali Kite Festival, also known as the
Sanur Kite Festival. The Balinese are mad about kites and in the “Island
of the Gods” the bigger the better is the norm. Kite flying and kite
making is serious business. Forget childhood memories of a tiny kite
with trailing ribbons; in Bali kites are huge handmade flying machines
that take a team to get them off the ground.
The event, on Padang Galak beach in Sanur, will be the 34th year of this is a global happening, attracting over 1,200 kites in competition and up to 10,000 spectators. The whole process of designing, constructing and flying a kite in competition is a real team effort by whole villages. The whole community shows up complete with its own traditional gamelan orchestra to literally drum up support manically while sweet young things offer much needed cheerleading duties.
As with every facet of Balinese life, kite flying is steeped in religious symbolism. It was originally used as a way to pass on messages to the Gods, and traditional kites, which take the form of fish (Bebean) and birds (Janggan) depict Hindu deities.
This is a great fun-filled Festival with a carnival atmosphere, the constant din of competing gamelan orchestras, guitar strumming beach boys, free flowing beer, cheap food and everyone dressed to impress in local costume.
Source: mydestination.com
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