Lives of indigenous Bali

Balinese people's life reflected a unique community of life and can not be separated from the cultural mores. Friendly society life pattern pluralism and not too many rules, but of peace. Caste designations, has become important in the lives of the people of Bali, it is a form of respect for the higher castes. Besides caste designations in Bali also recognize kinship or family lineage. And it is becoming important to respect a person to another or between the younger to the older.

The term kinship families Balinese people also have the typical pedigree, the pedigree as the first child is always the family name Wayan, Putu or Gede, which is then followed by a nickname. Born the second child is always given the designation surname Made or Kadek. Following the birth of her third child was given the designation Nyoman or Komang. While the birth of a fourth child was named Ketut.

As for the indigenous people of Bali when their children more than four, for the fifth child back again from the beginning with the mention Wayan or Putu again and so on over and over again for the next name. To distinguish the sex of this lineage, often with names beginning with "I" for men and "Ni" for women, for example, "I Wayan". Lineage is not a rule for the heir of the family, the heir would be entirely right man having to bear the entire cost of indigenous ancestral ceremonies.

When we look at the intent and purpose of the delivery of the lines in the indigenous culture of Bali, there are lessons that we can take in it, that we should always be able to respect the older ones. In other words, culture is learning the norms of life that can not be separated from what is taught by God to us in life in this universe.