Bali to Go Completely Quiet on Nyepi Day, March 16, 2010.
In case you’ve forgotten, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 is Bali’s official day of silence – Hari Nyepi.
Marking the dawn of a new year on the Bali-Hindu calendar, the observance of Nyepi mandates that island residents must spend the 24 hours from sunrise on March 16th until sunrise on March 17th refraining from:
• Lighting any fires.
• Performing any work.
• Enjoying any amusements or personal indulgences.
• Making any noise.
• Venturing outside their darkened homes.
Visitors to the island, regardless of their religious beliefs, are also expected to abide these prohibitions with some allowance made for hotel guests who may enjoy their hotel’s facilities but are, nonetheless, prohibitted from leaving their hotels during the stipulated period. Hotel staff are also not allowed to travel to and from work on Nyepi necessitating that they sleep at the hotel if assigned to work over the sacred holiday.
The entire island of Bali resembles a ghost town during Nyepi. Airports, seaports and all roads go quiet. All flights scheduled to land or take off during this period are diverted or cancelled with only airplanes making emergency stops or performing medical evacuations allowed to take off or land. by Bali Update (www.balidiscovery.com)
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