Articles tagged ‘Day of Silence’
Nyepi: The Balinese Day of Silence
By Nick | March 18th, 2007 |
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Nyepi is the day of the year where Balinese tradition comes into direct conflict with the 21st Century. During Nyepi Day, all usual island functions stop, no one allowed outside including tourists. Thankfully most foreigners look at Nyepi as a once in a while things and a part of life in Bali. Here’s Wikipedia’s analysis [...]
Nyepi Day 2007
By Nick | February 20th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Nyepi Day is the Balinese day of silence, it is the day when the island of Bali ceases to function, at least in modern terms. Once every 210 days Nyepi shows up on everyone’s calendar and people make plans. Balinese people will spend the day in their family’s house, with work, eating and talking supposedly [...]
Nyepi: The Balinese Day of Silence
By Nick | September 6th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
‘Nyepi‘ day, the Icaka New Year, the day of absolute silence, no activity is done, no amusement is held, no fire is lit along the day & night. The day of fasting & self-introspecting, the entire island is just like being deserted during the day.
For people not familiar with the ceremonial schedule in Bali, [...]
Nyepi Day approaching in Bali
By Nick | March 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Nyepi Day, the ‘Day of Silence is fast approaching. Nyepi occurs on Thursday March 30th and Balinese people are getting ready for the day. Today in a convenience store I chatted to the staff who were all wearing kebayas and sarongs. Most will be going back to their villages, whether it be Denpasar, Singaraja or [...]
Bali closed on March 30th
By Nick | March 27th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Attention all tourists. Bali will be closed on March 30th due to the Nyepi celebration. That sounds like an overstatement but its totally true. There will be no flights in or out of the islands, no shops, beaches, streets, nightclubs, bars or other outside venues open. Tourists are not allowed to venture out between 6 [...]
Nyepi Day in Bali: What’s your plan?
By Nick | March 6th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Ana our pembantu brought up something this morning, Nyepi Day. Nyepi is the day of silence, where Bali undergoes a spiritual cleansing, with literally everything shut. Shops, beaches, roads, seaports, airports. The pecalang (Hindu traffic cops) are out on patrol and will arrest you if you attempt to go out. What does that leave for [...]
Nyepi Day 2006 in Bali
By Nick | December 27th, 2005 | 7 Comments »
Nyepi, the Balinese ‘Day of Silence’ will be on March 30th 2006. For people planning a trip to Bali in March, you should take this into account. Nyepi is the day when the whole island is ritually cleansed and no one is allowed out on the street, including tourists.
