Welcoming the Galungan and Kuningan

For any great holiday, whether religious or New Year holidays, hundreds of finely designed greeting cards are launched onto the market. Globalization has introduced greeting cards to every inch of the world. It is all thanks to Sir Henry Cole (1843-1882), a British artist who was expert at publication art. Due to his creative ideas and works he was honored with the nobleman’s title, ‘Sir,’ after his death in 1882. He is considered to be the pioneer of greetings cards.
In Bali for celebrating the Nyepi or Galungan and Kuningan Holidays, there are various greeting cards on the market too with a wide choice of designs. Generally the consumers of the cards are students, the young generation and companies. They express holiday greetings and maintain social relationships with friends and family or those who are staying outside the island.
Such creative designs may reflect various aspects of local culture like some traditional dances, ritual activities, local flora and fauna and other Balinese lifestyles.(BTN/029)