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Eastern Culture with Western Taste: Sanur Village Festival

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August 9th 2008
A village festival. What would it possibly be? Traditional dance? Children play traditional games? Some old ladies sit down and make batik? Or village’s authentic recipe? Well, probably we would find it at the "real" village. But in Sanur, one of the magnificent beach in the world, I may say village festival is a modern event with a mixture of eastern culture and western taste. Held for the thir ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more