Happy Nyepi to our friends in Bali! They'll be celebrating a day of silence to rid the island of demons. Read this great description from Mick's Place, Bali ( From FB MalaCollective )
Today it’s Nyepi in Bali. I’s a day of introspection when everyone in Bali must stay inside their residence and keep quiet. All shops and businesses are closed and the whole island will literally ‘play dead’ from dawn on March 12 until dawn on March 13. No vehicle or machinery is allowed to operate (which also means Bali airport closes down), no fire or electricity may be used, no work may be done. The idea is that the demons who inhabit Bali will be fooled into thinking the island has been abandoned, and will go elsewhere, like Lombok or Java.
It all starts out with the ogoh-ogoh parade which takes place in villages all over Bali. The Balinese has spent months building these monsters and on Nyepi Eve they are paraded through the streets, along with a loud and noisy marching rhythm band as they spin the monsters around in circles to make them dizzy. This is like the last ‘hurrah’ to draw the demons out into the open, before the island shuts down the following day to 'play. dead'. It’s one of the highlights of the year and this year was even more special as the Bingin crew had build this amazing monster that ended up winning the prize of the best ogoh – ogoh!
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