Editing Bali (section)

=== Tradition ===
Balinese society continues to revolve around each family's ancestral village, to which the cycle of life and religion is closely tied.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|last=Belford|first=Aubrey|title=Customary Law Revival Neglects Some Balinese|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/world/asia/13iht-bali.html|access-date=12 October 2010|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=12 October 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130207064353/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/world/asia/13iht-bali.html| archive-date=7 February 2013<!-- Bot retrieved archive -->| url-status=live}}</ref> Coercive aspects of traditional society, such as [[customary law]] sanctions imposed by traditional authorities such as village councils (including "[[kasepekang]]", or [[shunning]]) have risen in importance as a consequence of the democratisation and decentralisation of Indonesia since 1998.<ref name="NYT" />

Other than Balinese sacred rituals and festivals, the government presents [[Bali Arts Festival]] to showcase Bali's performing arts and various artworks produced by the local talents that they have. It is held once a year, from the second week of June until the end of July. Southeast Asia's biggest annual festival of words and ideas [[Ubud Writers and Readers Festival]] is held at [[Ubud]] in October, which is participated by the world's most celebrated writers, artists, thinkers, and performers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://asiancorrespondent.com/2018/10/ubud-writers-readers-festival-2018-what-to-expect/|title=What to expect at Southeast Asia's biggest festival of words and ideas|newspaper=Asian Correspondent|access-date=26 October 2018|archive-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011120908/https://asiancorrespondent.com/2018/10/ubud-writers-readers-festival-2018-what-to-expect/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

One unusual tradition is the naming of children in Bali. In general, Balinese people [[Balinese name#Birth order|name their children]] depending on the order they are born, and the names are the same for both males and females.