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Nyepi, Balinese New Year Day Of Silence

Posted On Thursday, March 13, 2008 at на 11:08 PM by admin  

Once in your life you have to experience the real Balinese culture and their sacred event. The silence day happen to be celebrated once a year, and all the people are very eager to celebrate the next day. The ceremony chain, three days, starting one day before Nyepi (calmness days) and come to the end of the day.

Pengerupukan day
The day before Nyepi Balinese people will have a ceremony called Tawur Kesanga, a cleaning day. Held at the main crossroads village who believed that the home or as a meeting place of demons and evil. All villagers, the Hindu ceremony at home as well as to distribute the evil evil Surround. Light the torch and make noise to Bhuta Kala (evil spirits) away from our life. After meeting the people at the crossroads to a parade of ogoh - ogoh (Big Monster statue made of bamboo symbolize evil). You will see many monsters in various designs and effects symbolize the bad evil and reveals the inside story of the Hindu script. This sequence is in the evening after sunset, from 07.00 to 9.00 pm, and there will be a big crowd in every main street you over. Most of the restaurant will be closed Tuesday through Sunday night afternoon.

Nyepi (Silence day)
On early Monday morning, Nyepi day starts. Everything you surround is peaceful and quiet. Nothing but bird's voice will accompany your day. Nyepi is the day when you return to the old days and let live away from the mass of the modern city. It is forbidden to light around the clock, so that every noise, goes out of your stay. There are 4 Nyepi rules, the obligation for the Hindus to follow called Catur Brata Penyepian (Four obligations of Nyepi). The first is not allowed for a meal or a drink, you have to do fasting for 24 hours. Secondly, it is not allowed to light or illumination. So the whole Bali is dark without the light only the moonlight illuminates. Thirdly, forbidden to work or a task in connection with work or daily work. For workaholic that this is the best time for you to spend most of your time just to relax and not do the work sheet. The final rule is not out of the house. That no one is around the street and keep living in their house except the Pecalang (the Balinese people, to secure the area, while the others have the ritual Nyepi). They are local men by the company to do the assignment as security during the holy days.

Today is the day when you are free of impurities and healing your body, mind and soul, away from the daily activities for a stressful day. The old Balinese take this moment to do meditation or read a book. The philosophy of Nyepi is self-introspection, to values of life, think smarter than the previous days. Enjoy this holiest day holiday in Bali and refreshment to the spirit and soul.

Ngembak Geni day Today
all activities are back to normal and Catur Brata Penyepian is completed. Starting almost sunrise people gather on the beach and cleaned by swimming with the sea water, the faith as the holy water. Each visit is in relation to each other, to the good relations of the family. Have a walk along the beach to feel the fresh air of the new year, while you go back in the routine activity, but with a new inspiration to life. Get a chance to sit and relax on the beach or do you have your breakfast at a restaurant right on the beach. It will be a nice vacation with the experience of Balinese culture.

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