Nyepi Day, the Hindu Day of Silence in Bali
Calm and serenity in a Hindu temple during Nyepi Day. Image: veryrandomstreams.blogspot.com Virtually every culture and religion has the turn of the year celebration for the old to the New Year. Internationally, the world celebrates the New Year every January 1. Chinese people and the Chinese community also celebrated, called the Lunar New Year or Imlek . Muslim communities also celebrate their own new year with a different time. Melasti ceremony parade on the beach . Image: balitrips.net The true meaning of New Year celebrations , not only to mark the turn of the calendar from the old year to the new era, but also a great opportunity for those who celebrate to reflect on what has been done in the past year, so we can do things better in the next year. Every 31 December we always celebrate New Year's Eve with a lively, party, fireworks, special food, wine and champagne, dancing and expressing resolution. However, Balinese Hindus celebrate t...