Melasti ceremony in Bali
There was something in the air in Bali today. Every Balinese person in warungs, shops and hotels was in traditional attire. The special occassion was Melasti, a part of Nyepi. All the ladies at Cafe Seminyak looked lovely today. A fellow expat once told me he doesn’t find the Balinese costumes at all appealing, but I do and as well as the graceful ladies. the Balinese men always appear wonderfully regimented in their matching outfits.
The Melasti Ritual is performed 3 or 4 days prior to Nyepi. It is dedicated to Sanghyang Widhi/Vishnu-Devas-Bataras and is performed at the beach to respect them as the owner of The Land and Sea. Pura Petitenget would of been the scene of mass ceremonies today and this evening at 7pm the whole of Jl. Dhyana Pura stopped to allow a massive procession to pass, coming back from the beach. For me its a great thing, to pull over, turn off my engine and consider for a moment the cultural significance of all this. Nyepi is on Monday March 19th, so anyone who is in Bali and hasn’t figured out waht they’re doing, better get on it. Nyepi day is one of those times when having a big house pays off. My house is perfectly adequate and we’ll cook food, try not to make too much noise and do stuff online.
I reckon the Hard Rock Hotel in Kuta could be a fun place to spend Nyepi.
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I can ímagine how pretty it is. So bad til now we don\’t live in Bali. But I remember back in Dec 2004 when we made vacation in Bali. My son was 1,5 years old, was so excited so see Balinesse dressed up & he loved that traditional music. So… we had the radio in hotel room on all the time …. sure with Balinesse tradional music on.
Greeting from Germany,
Christine
we stayed in bali last year in kuta , we stayed for three weeks. Three fantastic weeks. We visited varius places with our own guid. We enjoyed it so much we are back again this coming june for a further 3weeks plus one week in singapore.We are even staying in the same hotels. It is a 12hour flight for us from england we change at singapore first, but it is well worth the jet lag.
ruth— englang
Kuta in bali is well worth a visit we are going again this year for three weeks again even though it is a 12hour flight for us.
ruth——–england
I\’m so sad I\’m missing Nyepi. We just left on Monday…DAMN! Hopefully we can come back for it next year.