Nyepi

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Nyepi is the Balinese Hindu Day of Silence marking the Saka New Year, observed with a full day of fasting, meditation, and the cessation of all normal activities across Bali.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Balinese Hindu holy day ⓘ
Hindu religious festival ⓘ
public holiday in Indonesia ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Balinese Day of Silence ⓘ
linked to: Nyepi

Hari Raya Nyepi ⓘ
linked to: Nyepi
associatedRitual Melasti purification ceremony ⓘ
Ogoh-ogoh parade ⓘ
Tawur Kesanga ritual ⓘ
businessActivity shops closed ⓘ
tourist activities halted ⓘ
calendar Balinese Saka calendar ⓘ
linked to: Balinese calendar
celebratedIn Bali ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
countryHolidayStatus official public holiday in Indonesia ⓘ
culturalSignificance cosmic balance and harmony ⓘ
environmental quiet and darkness ⓘ
spiritual purification ⓘ
duration 24 hours ⓘ
electricityUse kept to a minimum ⓘ
enforcedBy traditional village authorities (pecalang) ⓘ
ethnicAssociation Balinese people ⓘ
familyPractice staying at home with family ⓘ
follows Ogoh-ogoh effigy burning or storage ⓘ
keyPractice cessation of work ⓘ
fasting ⓘ
meditation ⓘ
minimal lighting ⓘ
no entertainment ⓘ
no travel ⓘ
silence ⓘ
staying indoors ⓘ
legalBasis recognized by Indonesian law as a religious holiday ⓘ
marks Saka New Year ⓘ
observanceType day of silence ⓘ
occursOn new moon of the 9th month of the Balinese Saka calendar ⓘ
postNyepiPractice asking forgiveness from others ⓘ
visiting relatives on Ngembak Geni ⓘ
precedes Ngembak Geni ⓘ
purpose control of desires ⓘ
renewal for the new year ⓘ
self-reflection ⓘ
region Island of Bali ⓘ
linked to: Bali
religion Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
trafficRestriction airports closed in Bali ⓘ
roads largely empty ⓘ
seaports closed in Bali ⓘ
typicalGregorianMonth March ⓘ
late February ⓘ

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New Year → hasVariant → Balinese New Year ⓘ
linked to: Nyepi
Galungan → relatedTo → Nyepi ⓘ
Nyepi → alsoKnownAs → Balinese Day of Silence ⓘ
linked to: Nyepi
Nyepi → alsoKnownAs → Hari Raya Nyepi ⓘ
linked to: Nyepi
Balinese people → culturalPractice → Nyepi Day of Silence ⓘ
linked to: Nyepi
Balinese Hinduism → hasRitual → Nyepi (Day of Silence) ⓘ
linked to: Nyepi
Saka New Year → localName → Nyepi ⓘ
Saka New Year → alsoKnownAs → Balinese Hindu New Year ⓘ
linked to: Nyepi
Melasti purification ceremony → associatedWith → Balinese New Year ⓘ
linked to: Nyepi
Tawur Kesanga ritual → precedes → Nyepi day of silence ⓘ
linked to: Nyepi
Ogoh-ogoh parade → linkedRitual → Nyepi Day of Silence ⓘ
linked to: Nyepi
Ngembak Geni → follows → Nyepi ⓘ
Ngembak Geni → contrastWith → Nyepi ⓘ