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Balinese Culture – Melasti Ceremony Posted by on Mar 10, 2016

A Guide to Nyepi

A few days before Nyepi – the Balinese New Year – villages all over the island perform the melasti purification ceremony. See highlights from Sanur in this short video:

Nyepi: Bali’s Day of Silence Posted by on Mar 19, 2015

In a place as popular and bustling as the island of Bali, can you imagine experiencing absolute silence? No noisy motorbikes whizzing by, no TV sets blaring, no gossiping Balinese women chatting away, no beer guzzling backpackers partying on the beach. Absolute silence. This happens once a year on Hari Raya Nyepi, a Hindu celebration for…

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