Nyepi is a Balinese "Day of Silence" that is commemorated every Isaawarsa (Saka novel year) according to the Balinese calendar (in 2014, it falls on March 31). It is a Hindu celebration mainly celebrated inwards Bali, Indonesia. Nyepi, a populace vacation inwards Indonesia, is a twenty-four hours of silence, fasting as well as meditation for the Balinese. The twenty-four hours next Nyepi is too celebrated every bit New year.
Observed from half dozen a.m. until half dozen a.m. the side past times side morning, Nyepi is a twenty-four hours reserved for self-reflection as well as every bit such, anything that mightiness interfere amongst that role is restricted. The principal restrictions are: no lighting fires (and lights must live kept low); no working; no amusement or pleasure; no traveling; as well as for some, no talking or eating at all. The number of these prohibitions is that Bali’s unremarkably bustling streets as well as roads are empty, at that topographic point is lilliputian or no dissonance from TVs as well as radios, as well as few signs of activeness are seen fifty-fifty within homes. The exclusively people to live seen outdoors are the Pecalang, traditional safety men who patrol the streets to ensure the prohibitions are existence followed.
Although Nyepi is primarily a Hindu holiday, non-Hindu residents of Bali discovery the twenty-four hours of quiet every bit well, out of honour for their swain citizens. Even tourists are non exempt; although complimentary to produce every bit they wishing within their hotels, no i is allowed onto the beaches or streets, as well as the exclusively airdrome inwards Bali remains closed for the entire day. The exclusively exceptions granted are for emergency vehicles carrying those amongst life-threatening atmospheric condition as well as women virtually to attain birth.
On the twenty-four hours afterwards Nyepi, known every bit Ngembak Geni, social activeness picks upwards in i trial to a greater extent than quickly, every bit families as well as friends get together to inquire forgiveness from i another, as well as to perform for sure religious rituals together.
The Pb upwards to Nyepi twenty-four hours is every bit follows:
Melasti or Mekiyis or Melis (three days earlier Nyepi)
Melasti is meant to build clean the pratima or arca or pralingga (statue), amongst symbols that attention to concentrate the hear inwards monastic say to larn closer to God. The ceremony is aimed to build clean all nature as well as its content, as well as too to stimulate got the Amerta (the origin for eternal life) from the body of body of water or other H2O resources (ie lake, river, etc). Three days earlier Nyepi, all the effigies of the Gods from all the hamlet temples are taken to the river inwards long as well as colourful ceremonies. There, they stimulate got are bathed past times the Neptune of the Balinese Lord, the God Baruna, earlier existence taken dorsum dwelling to their shrines.
Tawur Kesanga (the twenty-four hours earlier Nyepi) The Bhuta Yajna Ritual
Exactly i twenty-four hours earlier Nyepi, all villages inwards Bali concur a large exorcism ceremony at the principal hamlet cross road, the coming together identify of demons. They unremarkably brand Ogoh-ogoh (the fantastic monsters or evil spirits or the Butha Kala made of bamboo) for carnival purposes. The Ogoh-ogoh monsters symbolize the evil spirits surrounding our environs which stimulate got to live got rid of from our lives . The carnivals themselves are held all over Bali next sunset. Bleganjur, a Balinese gamelan music accompanies the procession. Some are giants taken from classical Balinese lore. All stimulate got fangs, bulging eyes as well as scary pilus as well as are illuminated past times torches.The procession is unremarkably organised past times the Seka Teruna, the youth arrangement of Banjar. When Ogoh-ogoh is existence played past times the Seka Teruna, everyone enjoys the carnival. In monastic say to brand a harmonic relation betwixt human existence as well as God, human as well as human, as well as human as well as their environments, Tawur Kesanga is performed inwards every degree of society, from the people's house. In the evening, the Hindus celebrating Ngerupuk, showtime making noises as well as low-cal burning torches as well as laid upwards sack to the Ogoh-ogoh inwards monastic say to larn the Bhuta Kala, evil spirits, out of our lives.
Nyepi
On Nyepi twenty-four hours itself, every street is serenity - at that topographic point are nobody doing their normal daily activities. There is unremarkably Pecalangs (traditional Balinese safety man) who controls as well as checks for street security. Pecalang wearable a dark uniform as well as a Udeng or Destar (a Balinese traditional "hat" that is unremarkably used inwards ceremony). The Pecalangs principal chore is non exclusively to command the safety of the street but too to halt whatever activities that disturb Nyepi. No traffic is allowed, non exclusively cars but too people, who stimulate got to rest inwards their ain houses. Light is kept to a minimum or non at all, the radio or TV is turned downwardly and, of course, no i works. Even dear making, this ultimate activeness of all leisure times, is non supposed to stimulate got place, nor fifty-fifty attempted. The whole twenty-four hours is only filled amongst the barking of a few dogs, the shrill of insect as well as is a unproblematic long serenity twenty-four hours inwards the calendar of this otherwise hectic island. On Nyepi the basis expected to live build clean as well as everything starts anew, amongst Man showing his symbolic command over himself as well as the "force" of the World, thence the mandatory religious control.
The Nyepi Rituals are performed every bit follows:
• Amati Geni: No sack or light, including no electricity
• Amati Karya: No working
• Amati Lelunganan: No travelling
• Amati Lelanguan: Fasting as well as no revelry/self-entertainment
Ngembak Geni (the twenty-four hours afterwards Nyepi)
Ngembak is the twenty-four hours when Catur Berata Penyepian is over as well as Hindus societies unremarkably see to forgive each other as well as doing the Dharma Canthi. Dharma Canthi are activities of reading Sloka, Kekidung, Kekawin, etc.(ancient scripts containing songs as well as lyrics).
From the religious as well as philosophy request of view, Nyepi is meant to live a twenty-four hours of self introspection to create upwards one's hear on values, eg humanity, love, patience, kindness, etc., that should kept forever. Balinese Hindus stimulate got many form of celebrations (some sacred days) but Nyepi is, peradventure the most of import of the island's religious days as well as the prohibitions are taken seriously, peculiarly inwards villages exterior of Bali's southern tourist belt. Hotels are exempt from Nyepi's rigorous practices but streets exterior volition live closed to both pedestrians as well as vehicles (except for airdrome shuttles or emergency vehicles) as well as hamlet wardens (Pecalang) volition live posted to buy the farm along people off the beach. So wherever y'all tumble out to live staying on Nyepi Day inwards Bali, this volition live a expert twenty-four hours to pass indoors. Indeed Nyepi twenty-four hours has made Bali a unique island.