Nyepi
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Nyepi (Balinese: ᬜᬾᬧᬶ), also known as Day of Silence, is a Balinese holiday held every Isakawarsa ("new year") according to the Balinese calendar, and it can be traced as far back as 78 A.D.
Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Nyepi
- Holiday.type
- Hindu
- Holiday.image
- Sanur Beach.JPG
- Holiday.caption
- A deserted Balinese beach during Nyepi
- Holiday.nickname
- Day of Silence
- Holiday.observedby
- Balinese Hindus
- Holiday.begins
- 06:00
- Holiday.ends
- 06:00 the next day
- Holiday.date
- Balinese Saka1 Kedasa
- Holiday.celebrations
- Perform tapa brata penyepian
- Holiday.date2025
- 29 March
- Holiday.date2026
- 19 March
- Holiday.date2027
- 9 March
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- national day
- Subclass of
- calendar date
- Country
- Indonesia
- Located in
- Bali
- Main subject
- fasting
- Location
- Bali Island
- Image
- Sanur Beach.JPG
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- Nyepi
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Dates
- Related festivals
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- References
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Nyepi (Balinese: ᬜᬾᬧᬶ), also known as Day of Silence, is a Balinese holiday held every Isakawarsa ("new year") according to the Balinese calendar, and it can be traced as far back as 78 A.D.
The observance includes maintaining silence, fasting, and meditation for Balinese Hindus. The following day is celebrated as New Year's Day.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nyepi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.