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Discover exciting festivals, cultural ceremonies, and parties happening around Bali.

Nyepi, also known as the “Bali Day of Silence,” is a key event in the Saka New Year calendar, which is observed following the new moon in March. The island comes to a standstill for 24 hours, with no lights, music, nor noise; transport is halted, and everyone must stay at home. It is a time for reflection, meditation, and self-purification.

Galungan is a Balinese holiday which celebrates the victory of dharma over adharma (the triumph of good over evil). It marks the time when ancestral spirits of deceased relatives visit the Earth.

Bali, the enchanting Island of Gods, is home to numerous vibrant cultural celebrations and sacred rituals. Among these, Pagerwesi stands out as a significant day of spiritual significance and ancestral reverence.

Balinese holy day of Saraswati which honours the Hindu goddess of wisdom, knowledge and learning Dewi Saraswati.

The Melasti ceremony is the biggest purification ritual in the Balinese Hindu calendar. It is performed as a ritual to cleanse the world from all the filth of sin and bad karma, through the symbolic act of acquiring the Tirta Amerta, “the water of life”.

A night of meditation and introspection where the Balinese spend the whole night in prayer asking for forgiveness over the past year. The ritual consists of fasting for 24 hours, silence for 12 hours and not sleeping for 36 hours. The aim of Siwa Ratri is to get closer to God, be self-conscious in all things and have self-control in all circumstances. To read more about the origin of Siwa Ratri