Balinese Kites

Entering the month of June, the sky above the island of Bali, especially in the area of Denpasar, Badung and Tabanan start looks like the aquarium filled with hundreds of ornamental fish. Sunny and the wind blowing ajeg the three communities in the region rejoice fly kites of various types and sizes. The most popular type is be-bean (fish shaped), pecuk (like leaves), and janggan (caudate long bird-like). Size kite is diverse, ranging from the middle of the linear 50 centimeters to six meters.
People in this third area is like fly kites are large. No wonder if in this area held near the parade or race kite, the participants always crowded. Parada kite-later that they are a Bali Kite Festival (BKF) in the stern coast, Sanur, which is usually held in July.
In the festival, the third type of kite above dilombakan always, even occupy the main portion. While another category is a complement to increase the attractiveness of the event.
In Bali kites is made not to fights, but to enjoy the beauty of form and geraknya the air. The lovers of kite Bali is very sensitive to the shape and proposi kite. Dent effect of each shed for them. A kite with the shape and proportion will rise to the right click amazed drawn to them. Especially if the kite has a large size, it feels like a work of art that prestigious.
Mattzr of color, people only know Bali four colors for traditional kite them namely: black, red, white and yellow. For them, if all four colors are styled with the right, the time flying kites will look very elegant berlatarkan sky blue.
In addition to the shape and color, people rate the beauty of Bali kite of beauty liukannya. They mengistilahkannya with elog. Be-bean kites, for example, may not be seen does not look good if ngelog (bend) to the left-right as a dancer. However, elog excessive, considered less elegant. Kite types considered so onyah (less elegant).

Different from the Be-bean, the type of kite Janggan and Pecuk akan thus have a high value if the time diterbangkan remain stable in its position. On Janggan kites, which enjoyed by ekornya They are the surging movement resembles the movement of water.

If you do not currently compete, often a swift diterbangkan to ngambun sneak behind the clouds. Usually altitude kite ngambun which is about 40 meters from the surface.

Perhaps because the kites are large, in which time menaikkannya must recruit 10 to 15 people, so then fly them feel pity for it down immediately. They often let their kites nginep alias in the air to survive many days. Only kite that really stabillah can inep-in-kan. Kite that does not directly nyungsep when the wind is not so kebcang at night until morning, and no wind to blow when jolty blustery day in the afternoon.

According to belief, many people like to play Bali kite due to vibrasi Dewa Rare Angon, the Guardian of all pets. It seems the gods are playing like kites. On certain months, he set the weather is always sunny and the winds blow constant kegemarannya for it.

To express the sense of syukurnya to power after the harvest feast, the community regular Bali kite festival each year. This tradition can be delivered thanks to the people of the ruler.
Kite festival is an event do-do people do in the placenta of each year. As on June 2009 in this model the various kite meet the fierce Sanur Beach - Bali. Model jumbo to make children's toys to beautiful when the clouds above.
Festival in the follow by the placenta that is age. Weather and air support so that all participants can mengudara kites