EVERYDAY LIFE IN BALI

THE HOUSE

Then the rice was separated from the husk by swishing it around in flat bamboo trays, the centrifugal force throwing the chaff towards the outside.

Everybody bathed again when the work for the day was don by then the sun had begun to set and the atmosphere had cooled so it was time to put on clean clothes, tjempaka blossoms in t1 women's hair, great hibiscus behind the ears of the men, and i go visiting or take a stroll and be admired. Back from work, tl men sat in groups at the gates or in the middle of the road talking and fondling their fighting cocks until the sun dropped b hind the curtain of coconut palms.

Sunset z comes suddenly the tropics and in a few seconds it was night, when the lam] were lit and it was time to eat dinner, the cold food left fro: lunch. There were many ways of spending an evening; elderly men fond of tuak, palm beer, belonged to “ tuak associations” and met at the ba]e bandjar, summoned by a special tomtom Or if there was a rehearsal of the village orchestra or a meeting at the bale' bandjar, the men sat talking things over until the( were tired, going to bed about nine or ten.

But if there was feast in the neighbourhood, or one of the frequent theatric performances, the whole family went to watch the show, remaining until it was over, long after midnight.

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