subject: The Bali Island In Preparation For The Famous Nyepi Day [print this page] To mark the New Saka Year, Balinese celebrates its famous Bali Nyepi festival.
Bali is not only renowned for its wide range of Bali villas but also for its rich array of events and festivals throughout the year that highlight the island paradises unique cultural identity and history.
An important feature in the social landscape of Bali, these myriad festivals are either dedicated to the art of woodcarving or the birth of a goddess, special prayers for the dead or nights of penance (sivaratri), or blood sacrifices and house deity anniversaries (odalan sangguh) and many more.
Also a permanent fixture in the Balinese lives, these festivals and events are determined by the Balinese calendars of long ago, the saka and the wuku calendars.
The final day of the saka year is celebrated by holding the Nyepi Bali festival.
Nyepi is the Hindu - Balinese New Year's day that is annually celebrated at the beginning of the tenth month or on the day after the new moon at the end of the ninth month or in March. This year 2012, Nyepi day or the Icaka New Year1934 is celebrated throughout Bali on 23rd March 2012.
Nyepi festival marks the beginning of a new lunar year and is celebrated by having a complete day of silence. On this day, everyone in Bali including tourists and locals are mandated by Balinese law to remain silent. No one is allowed to work, travel or partake in any indulgences an absolute day of total non-activity.
Balis Pecalangs or the traditional Balinese security men control and check for street security as well as stop any activities that disturb Nyepi.
No traffic of any kind is allowed, so visitors are advised to observe this custom and to stay within their lodgings for the day. This is so because it is believed that evil spirits will leave the island, thinking that the place is uninhabited as there is complete stillness.
During Nyepi, it is believed that the world is cleansed and everything starts anew, showcasing mans symbolic control over himself and the "force" of the World; hence, the mandatory religious control.
Great purification and sacrificial rites are held on the day prior to Nyepi in order to exorcise evil spirits from every corner of Bali.
Luxury Bali Villa
Escape into tranquility at secluded villas in Bali. Some of these villa Bali offer Nyepi Package deals that allow guest to stay in a luxury Bali villa for 3 days and 2 nights, enjoying in a relaxing Jacuzzi day or a pool day as these villas boasts of their own Jacuzzi and pools.
Villa Jerami One Bedroom Royal Pool Villa
Stay at Villa Jerami and avail of their Nyepi Special Package of a 2 nights accommodation at one-bedroom pool villa (2 Adults) from March 20, 2012 to March 31, 2012.
Strategically located in the heart of Seminyak, Villa Jerami Royal Pool Villa is just a walking distance to the famous Bali Deli, a stone throw to all shopping area of seminyak bali villas.
One Bedroom Royal Pool Villa Jerami boasts of a more extensive pool, more spacious room, outdoor shower and private kitchen and dining and living room, as well as a private swimming pool and sundeck and private compound.
