Bali Kites – Prayers for Good Crops and Harvests

Balinese kids love to play outdoor. Among many traditional pastimes flying kites are popular toys in windy days.

Kites in Bali are made from the colorful paper, plastic or cloth stretched across a light, often wooden frame. They fly high in the air at the ends of long strings. Kites are made of various sizes and shapes. You will find kite in the form of birds, fish, butterfly, giant dragon or Balinese dancers. There are also kites in modern form like cars, plane or even an UFO.

While kites are great for all who loved, making and flying kites are especially wonderful activities for children. But adults love flying kites too. Here in Bali we have special Kite Festival (Giant Kite) which usually held in July to August when wind is strong. Traditional kites are made and own competitively by teams from the local and international teams. 

The event is a seasonal religious festival intended to send a message to the Hindu gods to create abundant crops and harvests.