Not to Nyepi? this was our question as we were considering exactly when to leave Bali. We had a general plan to stay for 5-6 weeks ~ till the end of February but we didn't realize then that there were more interesting holi-days coming up in Bali that were beconing us to stay longer. Of course if you've been to Bali you know that there is some religious festivity going on somewhere almost everyday. Nyepi is an island wide yearly event of great import. According to an Ubud tourist guide booklet Nyepi "is the first day of the Caka Year, one of the Balinese Calendar systems. Literally, Nyepi means silence. On this day, Balinese people are doing Catur Brata Penyepian or four kinds of fasting: no fire, live without fire, light, electricity etc.; no work, doing
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