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Nyepi: Balinese New Year is marked by silence and meditation. The night before, Balinese young men carry the ogoh-ogoh, giant menacing-looking dolls, and burn them to get rid of bad spirits ahead ...

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Balinese traditional guard patrols during the observation of Nyepi on March 31, 2014 in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. Nyepi, or silence day, is held annually to celebrate Bali's Caka New Year.

Nyepi, known as the Day of Silence, is just days away. It marks the start of Balinese New Year—a period when everything on the island (including the airport) shuts down for 24 hours.

Nyepi Day, the Balinese New Year – falling on March 11 in 2024 – will see 24 hours of silence, restaurants and public transport shut down, and nobody leaving their homes. It’s Bali at its ...

Bali has asked phone companies to turn off mobile internet to celebrate New Year, which falls locally on Saturday. Mobile internet will be shut down to mark Nyepi, a Hindu holiday on the ...

'It's Nyepi Day in Bali today. There is supposed to be silence everywhere,' the Australian woman wrote online. 'Our resort has done a wonderful job of feeding everyone and have politely requested ...

Anyone, including tourists, who leaves their home or accommodation on the day can receive a fine of 1million rupiah. Nyepi lasts for 24 hours from 6am on the Saka new year to 6am the following day.