Galungan is a Balinese holiday that occurs every 210 days and lasts for 10 days. Kuningan is the last day of the holiday.  During this holiday the Balinese Gods visit the Earth and leave on Kuningan.

Galungan marks the beginning of the most important recurring religious ceremony that is celebrated by all Balinese. During the Galungan period the deified ancestors of the family descend to their former homes. They must be suitably entertained and welcomed, and prayers and offerings must be made for them. Those families who have ancestors that have not yet been cremated, but are still buried in the village cemetery, must make offerings at the graves.

As well as the family temple, visits are made to the village temple with offerings as well, and to the homes of other families who may have helped the family in some way over the past six months.

If you are here on holiday during this time, you are sure to see parades of Balinese dressed up in their beautiful ceremonial clothes.  Keep your camera on you at all times for some fabulous photo opportunities!!

Tags: bali, ceremony, galungan, holiday, Kuningan

This entry was posted on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 2:04 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

No way, is it really that time of the year again already?

Time flies when you are having fun and so busy Santa will make a flying visit to The Corner Store on Jl. Lasmana on the 17th December, approximated landing time scheduled for 9am.

Don’t forget to bring your camera!! And time for a scrumptious breakfast!!

Check out Christmas Day at KUDETA as well, lots of activities for the little ones, a visit from Santa, eye candy for the bigger guys and a well deserved rest for the mums (and hopefully some eye candy as well!!)

http://kudeta.net/MagazineDetail.aspx?id=208

Whatever you will do on Christmas day and wherever you might be, don’t forget the not so fortunate little ones and give plenty whenever you get the opportunity.

The team from Bali Baby wishes everybody: existing and new clients, family and friends and everybody else on this beautiful planet we call Earth a Merry Christmas 2011 and a happy new year 2012.

See you soon, hohoho

Tags: bali, bali baby, Christmas Day, Christmas time, KUDETA, merry christmas, Santa, The Corner Store

This entry was posted on Sunday, December 11th, 2011 at 10:03 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

The team from Bali Baby wishes the Balinese community and all followers a happy Galungan and Kuningan.

Can’t believe it is that time again where colorful decorated bamboo poles align the streets, the air is filled with incense and the best attire is dusted off.

Enjoy the sights.

Bali Baby Equipment Hire Service with Care, fully licensed and managed from Bali

Tags: baby, bali, care, galungan, Hire, Kuningan, service

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 at 3:05 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

If you find yourselves on Bali during 12th and 17th October, organize a baby sitter through

Ben’s Nanny Service (087861356507)

and make your way downtown to “Cinema 21″ at The Bali Mall Galleria, to enjoy a series of International movies presented to us by the “Balinale” .

Check out their website for more information on Australian, New Zealand and Chinese film makers (to mention just a few), who delight us with their work:

http://balinale.com/

Happy screening!!

Tags: bali, Balinale, Ben's Nanny Service, International Film Festival

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 at 5:57 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

The team from Bali Baby Equipment Hire Service wishes all of our existing and new clients a Hoppy easter!!

We hope you find lots of chocolate eggs and if you can still move after all that chocolate, make your way downtown to “Biku” in Petintenget.

The tea house offers a high tea at 4 pm and a chance to play with a real rabbbit!!

While you are there and the kids are busy with the rabbit, check out “Namu” across the street.

An Italian style clothes and accessories shop run by Paola. Bellissimo!!

Hoppy Easter everyone.

Tags: baby, bali, Biku, easter, Equipment, Hire, Namu, service

This entry was posted on Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 at 9:46 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

Hi there.

Settled nicely into 2010 by now?

Well, we had a very cold start to the year since I took my little one to Germany due to my mum being sick.

Man, it was cold!

-10 when we arrived and we just made it out of there before the next cold-spell with minus 14 and flights being cancelled due to ice on the runway.

As it was, we watched some poor soul out there on a cherry picker with a high pressure hose defrosting the wings!!!

Anyway back on Bali and life is god.

Just heard of a new service in Melbourne : Little Eats.

Jemma, mother of one and expecting again, started a service looking for and reviewing kids friendly Cafes and Restaurant!!

I wish they had that when I had my kids in Sydney!!

Lots of other very useful information as well, check it out :

http://www.littleeats.com.au/

Well done Jemma.

Also, Nyepi falls on the 16th March this year so plan ahead.

Cheers, the team from Bali Baby

Tags: bali, bali baby, Little Eats, Nyepi

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 4:44 pm and is filed under Bali News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

Hot enough for you?

Bali Baby Equipment Hire recommends to get a refreshing ice tea at The Vienna Cafe.

A little touch of Europe in the heart of Seminyak.

A stylish, family friendly Cafe with a little courtyard away from the street for the little ones to play!!

Austrian owner Elisabeth and her mum Waltraud will spoil you with an Austrian cuisine to die for. Try the Strudel or the Dumplings.

Open for breakfast with freshly baked rolls on the premises, or sweet treats after a delicious lunch, this is definitely the favorite place to be!!

Vienna Cafe

Jl. Drupardi 7

Seminyak

“Servus”

Tags: baby, bali, Equipment, Hire, Seminyak, vienna cafe

This entry was posted on Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 5:24 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

If you are interested in watching a couple of movies at the film festival there is still time until Sunday.

A great variety of movies for everyone.

We at Bali Baby Equipment Hire certainly enjoy the special event!!

Thanks to the team who made it possible!

More info at www.balinale.com

Tags: baby, bali, Equipment, festival, film, Hire

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 11:13 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

Next week, 14th October, the island of Bali will be celebrating the Hindu celebration of Galungan.

Galungan is a Balinese holiday that occurs every 210 days and lasts for 10 days. Kuningan is the last day of the holiday. Galungan means “When the Dharma is winning.” During this holiday the Balinese Gods visit the Earth and leave on Kuningan.

Occurring once in every 210 days in the Pawukon (Balinese cycle of days), Galungan marks the beginning of the most important recurring religious ceremony that is celebrated by all Balinese. During the Galungan period the deified ancestors of the family descend to their former homes. They must be suitably entertained and welcomed, and prayers and offerings must be made for them.

The team from Bali Baby equipment hire wishes the Hindu community a Selamat Hari Galungan dan Kuningan!!

Tags: baby, bali, galungan, Hire, Kuningan

This entry was posted on Friday, October 9th, 2009 at 10:47 pm and is filed under Bali News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

…in the rain!!

Dark  clouds and the odd shower have recently warned us here on Bali that the rainy season is near.

So all of our prams and strollers at Bali Baby Equipment Hire  come with a plastic cover if requested.

“I’m walking in the rain, I’m walking in the rain….”

Tags: bali

This entry was posted on Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 7:30 am and is filed under Bali News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.