Bali's DAY OF SILENCE Experience 🇮🇩New Year Festival / Nyepi is March 6-7
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2024
- Balinese New Year aka Nyepi starts with the Ogoh-Ogoh Monster Festival, followed the next day with Silent Day, the last day of the year.
I was here in Bali last year for it, and my talk on the experience is just now making it to TH-cam:)
What are your thoughts / tips / experiences?
Full Festival Vlog: coming soon
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From Wiki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyepi -
Nyepi is a Balinese "Day of Silence" that is commemorated every Isakawarsa (Saka new year) according to the Balinese calendar (in 2019, it falls on March 7). It is a Hindu celebration mainly celebrated in Bali, Indonesia. Nyepi, a public holiday in Indonesia, is a day of silence, fasting and meditation for the Balinese. The day following Nyepi is also celebrated as New Year's Day.[1][2] On this day, the youth of Bali in the village of Sesetan in South Bali practice the ceremony of Omed-omedan or 'The Kissing Ritual' to celebrate the new year. The same day celebrated in India as Ugadi.
Observed from 6 a.m. until 6 a.m. the next morning, Nyepi is a day reserved for self-reflection, and as such, anything that might interfere with that purpose is restricted. The main restrictions are no lighting fires (and lights must be kept low); no working; no entertainment or pleasure; no traveling; and, for some, no talking or eating at all. The effect of these prohibitions is that Bali's usually bustling streets and roads are empty, there is little or no noise from TVs and radios, and few signs of activity are seen even inside homes. The only people to be seen outdoors are the Pecalang, traditional security men who patrol the streets to ensure the prohibitions are being followed.
Although Nyepi is primarily a Hindu holiday, non-Hindu residents and tourists are not exempt from the restrictions. Although they are free to do as they wish inside their hotels, no one is allowed onto the beaches or streets, and the only airport in Bali remains closed for the entire day. The only exceptions granted are for emergency vehicles responding to life-threatening conditions and women about to give birth.[3][4]
On the day after Nyepi, known as Ngembak Geni (Relighting the Fire), social activity picks up again quickly, as families and friends gather to ask forgiveness from one another, and to perform certain religious rituals together. Fires and electricity are allowed again, and cooking of food resumes.
From Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogoh-ogoh
Ogoh-ogoh are statues built for the Ngrupuk parade, which takes place on the eve of Nyepi day in Bali, Indonesia. Ogoh-ogoh normally have form of mythological beings, mostly demons. As with many creative endeavours based on Balinese Hinduism, the creation of Ogoh-ogoh represents spiritual aims inspired by Hindu philosophy.[1][2]
The main purpose of the making of Ogoh-ogoh is the purification of the natural environment of any spiritual pollutants emitted from the activities of living beings (especially humans). The forms of Ogoh-ogoh represent the Bhuta-Kala (Bhuta: eternal energy, Kala: eternal time), according to Hindu teachings. The imperceptible potentials of nature cannot be thoroughly explored by anyone. Philosophically, civilized men are required to manage the natural resources without damaging the environment itself.
Aside from being the symbol of Bhuta-Kala, Ogoh-ogoh is considered a symbol of modes of nature that form the malicious characters of living beings. Each village usually build one Ogoh-ogoh mainly built by each village's Seka Truna Truni (Balinese village's youth organization), but often some smaller ogoh-ogoh also built by groups of children around the village. Some artist also usually build one. After being paraded on a convoy around the town, finally it is burnt to ashes in a cemetery as a symbol of self-purification.
An Ogoh-ogoh is normally standing on a pad built of timber planks and bamboos. The pad is designed to sustain the Ogoh-ogoh while it is being lifted and carried around the village or the town square. There are normally eight or more men carrying the Ogoh-ogoh on their shoulders. This procession is accompanied by orchestral music performed by the youth. The use of flares is also a main part of the parade.
During the procession, the Ogoh-ogoh is rotated counter-clockwise three times. This act is done at every T-junction and crossroad of the village. Rotating the effigies during the cremational parade and the eve of Nyepi represents the contact of the bodies with the spirits. It is intended to bewilder the evil spirits so that they go away and cease harming human beings.
The Ogoh-ogoh is a very recent addition to the Nyepi ceremonies, first appearing in Denpasar in the early 1980s. .
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Just imagine if silent day (nyepi) held on whole earth. How much the impact we could give to nature....
sadly that's not how power generator works... It's gonna be worse for the environment if that happens. Learn before you make opinion...
Worse? How could that be worse for the environment? I need explanation here
Nyepi just one day ..its not one month
Of course it good for the nature..there is no polution ..you know..you have to try nyepi here in bali @ajay
@@ekayadnyakusumawati2338 that's just stupid... I literally posted a video why it is a bad idea if the whole world turn everything off for just 1 day
And btw... I have some properties in bali
Ajay Harry Simon the main problem in the video was lighting candles as a light source alternative. however, in bali, specifically nyepi, you’re not allowed to light candles or any other light source alternative
Only in Bali, Airport can close for 1 day. Nyepi also the meaning is, we let the mother earth to take a rest even only one day.
So enjoy Bali and Enjoy Nyepi.
Chill it ......
Amati Geni = not turning fire on, including eletricity and "fire" inside you
Amati Karya = don't work
Amati lelungan = don't go around, just stay at home
Amati lelanguan = don't having fun
🙏🙏🙏 Thanks for sharing Balinese culture
Ohh sprti it intix kmbli kepada alamakah??? G mkirin smata dunia atau gmn??? Just want to know
@@wentymahendraalensky2785 yup. kurang lebih seperti itu
What a stupid tradition 🤮🤮🤮 even internet is not working
@@pinkbutterfly8081 you again..silent day for those of you who are evil-hearted to be better tomorrow .. you need a silent day for self-reflection and be better in the future...haa.haaa
Their new years seems pretty sweet, the day of reflecting is a great idea!
Yep it’s a great tradition eh
it's also have some good impact for the nature
u gotta come
For real tho me and my friends just download horror movies and scare ourselves to sh*t at night during nyepi
@@mjonji1281 same but I have no friends
I'am balinese. You are very honest sir. Thank you very much 🙏
thnk you Sedana!
Sorry Sir, but Nyepi is not always in 6-7 March. Bali have their own counting for what date the Nyepi is.
Ashiaapp
Dewasa nya
Exactly on March everyyear. But date always different everyyears. Cause Balinese have different counting date.
@@imamasnawi8948 it's not always in March
Dandy Kharismawan comon come to bali!
BALI IS THE BEST AND I LOVE BALI !!!!
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This is my second Nyepi in Bali and I still amazing with the Ogoh-ogoh
For me, this is an expensive experience but I love it
I can have a quality time to my kiddos
Very very love this moment
Very enjoy the fresh air the day after silence day
Thank you for making this video! Nyepi is a sacred day for balinese hindus and is an overall good thing to experience for yourself. Sometimes ppl just need to really reflect and ask themselves the important questions, we can get overwhelmed with work or life that we tend to neglect ourselves. Bali holds this day very dearly as it is a reflection of themselves as a people, a society, how they see the world and themselves.
yessss it was a pleasure to make the video .. and to do some reflecting myself:)) thx wofor watching Putri!
I found myself paying attention to every words you said, it's like drowned. It really shows that your concern of the Nyepi day is deep. Thank you for the appreciation
😎❤️ that is awesome hehe thx for watching and saying Tira .... hehe yeah i got kinda deep there at the end 😜
Stupid tradition 🤮🤮🤮 stupid mind 🤮🤮🤮
I'm balinese , thankyou because u introduce our Nyepi Day .
I really interested and happy how the way u explain our special day is Nyepi or Silent day 💛
hope u enjoy in bali
Eyyy thanks for watching Isha! I’m super glad you’re happy the way I explained it😇😎 where r u from??
your welcome , I'm from denpasar city
Balinese “nyepi “days is based on Hinduism holly book! Basically is to restore all the energy, environment , self motivation to enchanted our spirits to new coming days by respect human kinds, creatures and natures! Which this tradition bali has contribute live everlasting to the world 🌎
Wow thanks for sharing Ikadek! Lovely words😇🙏 where r u from?
@@livinthatlife laguage???am from bali,thank you
@@olaartanakola Same same
Ola Artana Kola im from bali but live in dubai
Iam from bali,ade anak bali mebalih ne ape sing yan??
Yes, i'm here
Sing ade 😂
Ada tiang mebalih Jero hehehe
@@indrayasakadek1337 suksme semeton
@@raditya9064 wkwkwk sing ade kone nok😂😂
Thanks for your respect, balinese people love people like you because respect with our tradition 🙏🙏
Thank you 😎🙏
One of the best Island in the world . Amazing culture and art blending become one
Balinese People are very kind ♥️
One of the dirtiest, but we try our best to reduce it here. Though, I'm not Balinese, but I work and live here almost 6 years. Sadly indeed, SO MANY garbage everywhere. No space for white sandy beach anymore. :(
The Ogoh-ogoh Parade day is called Pengerupukan
and not all Ogoh-Ogoh have big tities
FYI on the Nyepi day Balinese doing Catur Brata Penyepian
Amati Geni: No fire or light
Amati Karya: No working
Amati Lelunganan: No going out
Amati Lelanguan: No self-entertainment
During ogo ogo they chase the bad spirits out of the city and villages, and on nyepi you are suposed to stay silent to avoid that they find the way back to you
Thank you for bringing up this video,, I miss Bali. When silent day the airport is closed too. Traditional guard we call “ PECALANG” traditional Balinese guard. The birds singing in the background ,, sound of nature.❤️❤️
Very interesting, also the wiki info posted below the video. You are right we should all take time to reflect on our path. To make sure we are still on our path and not someone else's. Keep on living the Life.
Indeed! Thanks for the words PM. We r living that life indeed! Where r u from what r u working on?
the only yt channel that can describe the Nyepi ceremony is so good and very deep, keep it up and thanks
This is beautiful! Thank u for making this!
thanks Radhe:)
Nyepi just like a Total Sabbath day for Balinese. They let themselves and anything around have a good rest, make a self reflection and see where you are. In my opinion the day was a prototype of earth hour.
Earth hour! Interesting what’s that?
"Smart work is better than hard work"
Noted.
🙏🙏😎 hehe awesome. Where r u from? What r u workin on?
@@livinthatlife I'm from surabaya, Indonesia. Currently teaching elementary.
Nyepi alwys on March..BALI FESTIVAL😊😊 love Bali ...
Beautiful experience
balinese people is very kind💘💘
Yesssss so kind. We love it 😎🙏
Thanks, all indonesian people i think.....
Thank you,
All indonesian i think .
Iever been live in bali for few months .
Trimah kasih!
Thank you for your appreciation for our culture .
Thankyou for this, love and light from Bali
You are amazing, i love your philosophy. Smart work 😉
In southern part of India we also celebrate our new year(yugadi) on the same day when Balinese celebrate Thier neipy
Probably our calendar adopt inddian calendar
@@meferswift our old calendar system has 28 days per month excluding full moon and no moon. May be calendar ( panchanga) has been adopted there. Try to find out history of your new year and counting days
@@shivashankar4016 well it did use / adopt shaka era calendar from india (wiki source as local source is pretty exclusive knowledge which are pain to get).
so i guess that makes sense ?
@@meferswift yes you're right. A king name with shalivahana has started a new calendar system.
@@meferswift my opinion is the priests who worship in temples in bali mite have old calendar system (panchanga).
Thank you for promoting Bali 🙏🙏🙏
that looks amazing!!! I don't understand why it's so difficult for people to enjoy the silence. It's SO appeasing to be in a quiet area.
Yes indeed 😎
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Yep we experienced it and stayed in our hotel and saw those big monster last week😇 So glad we saw their nyepi day.
Thank you
iam always watch everything about bali
Suksma
Thank you for share and respect ing the holiday
I love Nyepi so much. I always feel healthier 😂😂
Wow bali
Awesome sir :)
Thanks for respect our culture 🙏🙏
Been there several times, but never experienced Nyepi. Must be will be the most interesting experience in a lifetime. Maybe next year...
Good review toward our tradition of Silence Day, I appreciate it a lot.. 👍🏼👍🏼
appreciate you!
Waw..mantaaap
Thank you for came to my island and share it to the world
Love this movie. Nice and very good
Big love
Awesome video man! I experienced the nyepi parade today as well! Going through the silent day in a few hours! I love Bali! Canggu is incredible!
Yoooo sup bro! Yeah I’m sure u will catch me around canggu sometime soon!🤙🤟😎
Thank you bro for upload content like this🙏🏽
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I celebrate my silent day in bali!! Want more!
Thank you for appreciating Nyepi. with 1 day Nyepi can repair a little damage to the environment.
great video. i was just in bali i wish i stood longer 😭
Ooooo.. I proud of you, cause you know mean is Nyepi..
Awesome
I love BALI
Thank You for this video Experience, This is good to share. in my place if the people come out, they may be caught and held in a place or under a large tree for 1 night alone, until silent day done. but each village has its own policies
I have been to Bali many times and what I learned is......
In Bali, it’s never silent unless it’s Nyepi
You makes me miss Bali
😢😢😢
😎🙏
Nyepi day following a lunar calende
r in march. 🙏not always same date
Thank you so much Sir. I am balinese 🙏
I got very nice meditation every nyepi day tho :D
Bali make love earth
i love bali
I LOVE BALI
It's a good self reflection exercise. Nice informative video!
Yes it is indeed. So cool:) thx for watching Pradana. Where r u from?
Just enjoy if you in bali when Nyepi.
tanks you for you share u experiences..i'm a Balinese... i like your opinion and can understand about my culture..i really appreciate ..tanks a lot..and please come back to visit bali again and again.... we are really welcome for foreigner....
and thanks for your welcoming! appreciate it brother
😍😍😍
Respect
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Thank you so much for your respect to Balinese..on behalf of our countrymen..we welcome you to Indonesia,hoping we can be a good host for all of you..
And thanks for watching K! Thanks so much for welcoming us 😎🙏🙏
Nyepi … returns to zero, away from the crowd, away from feelings of anger, asks the deepest heart, and there is enlightenment, the Holy radiance of the Supreme
The best thing from this video that I really do appreciate and very happy about it is how you respect our traditions.....
Thanks a lot mate, Enjoy Bali 😉
Cheers!!!!🍻
Respecting the tradition by taking a walk on the street during nyepi!
@@MarcelHeiniger he didn't know about it and after all he said sorry and all ok... 😊
@@indahputri594hahaha yes, I was not knowing that we need to where helmets, im so sorry
I'm a balinese, and your explanation is well on point 👌
hehe thanks Hendra:)
That nice man is pecalang whom is patroling around the area and every block has some pecalang on guard
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So I've got a Wife and Kid and we end up there on Nyepi this year 2020. It's a tough decision to stay or to flee to a neighboring island or Singapore for a few days. While I think I can handle it, I'm not so sure that with a 10 year old kid if it's the best idea to be apart of the vacation or not. How about the days preceding, are things open as usual, or do they close as well as people I assume leave to visit family.
It's a beautiful holiday and seems like a great experience but still.....Hmmm decisions decisions!
Good.
Thankyou sir
I love bali
And i from bali
love!
Ane komen liu nak Bali 😂😂
BALI ( silent day !! )
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24 hour with no fire, no work, and also cant go arround....fantastic...if you want see my video..the one and only in my village 00.00 am we should held the cooking on the road in front of our house all of people should do. So fantastic.
Actually it’s only 12 hours 06:00 - 18:00
Mimih nawang masi i mr. Nok😂
Beautyfull indonesia,..
Joint us to Raja Ampat island bro,..
(Our paradise/ our heaven)
Remember that place.
We are waiting for you all guest..
Thank you.
Thanks bro! Feel free to contact me 😎🤙
@@livinthatlife Okay waiting for our moment. 💪🏼
I wondering what if "Nyepi" held by the whole country. That's will be epic.
Btw you can't turn on you're light at night.
Nyepi seems to be similar as Yom Kippur
NYEPI.....
When people just start earth hour, we start it first, 24 hours😊
Great content.. Thx
Thanks. Where r u from?
@@livinthatlife I'm from Singapore
Is a great Bali...but thing they need to start limited the car
My Balinese colleague told me the reason why everyone was told to stay at home with no sounds and lights on is because it’s the one time of the year where demons are flying through the island and they’ll fly past the island if they see no signs of life.
Wow interesting !
Hope you saw the milky way.. one of my favorite part every Nyepi is we can see dozens of stars at night..
Meilisa Rosie sadly it was raining the whole day. Bummer
@@anggurmerah7569 Yupz the island took complete holiday for it self, deep sleep and long shower ehehehe uncommon happen on nyepi indeed
have a nice day in my country brother #wonderfullindonesia
Thank u brother!🙏😎
there are still many beautiful places besides Bali, you have to try it bro, so you can feel the beauty of God's creation
nice video man. huge respect from indonesian. even im not in bali. and never have experienced nyepi. but i really wanna try it atleast once though..
Wow thanks for the words and thanks for watching man! Where r u from?
Livin That Life surakarta, in central java island - indonesia. quite far from there, takes 2 hours of flight haha. gone to bali 4 times but never experience something like that. that looks very interesting though!
lastly, enjoy your trip in our beautiful Bali, have a nice holiday.
Thank you for your video. but unfortunately this year it was raining. usually you can see milky way with your naked eye. 👍
it opened up a little bit late nite:) we saw some good stars:)
I'm indonesian and i never experienced nyepi in Bali :'(
I miss Bali!
anyone ask?
@@wija9297 who r u irrelevant person?
Wtf how can i found you again, you been anywhere
Leave a day (24hrs) out of 365 a year to stay in one place. Nothing more.
Reflect yourself.
Enjoy your stay in Bali Island.
🙏❤️
my grandfather just passed away at the day after nyepi
Deepest condolences 🙏🏻
Jaen idup di bali bro..
Try staying longer when the holidays are quiet in Bali you will feel how the meaning of life really is. The meaning of Nyepi is that we surrender to the creator. all the pleasures in this world, the glitter of the world is merely a decoration. welcome to my citymm 💓💓💓💓
Bener bgt
Thanks Wayne! Where r u from?
nyepi is time for the whole bali island to contemplate in that one particular day, i think that's also how the international yoga day should be... no electricity, no engine, no fire, do nothing but meditate just for a day... give the earth, the air, all beings & the element to restore their condition at least once a year... :)
International yoga day! Nice that’s a good one. Yeah imagine if the whole world did this for a day 😎
@@livinthatlife international yoga day date is every 21st june... established by the UN since 2015