Nyepi Day (Silent Day) falls on 26 March 2009 - Bali's day of silence The Balinese Hindus use two kinds of calendar systems, the Saka calendar system and the 210-day Pawukon system. The Saka calendar is a lunar system and each of the 12 lunar months ends on a new month. The calendar begins the day after the new moon that ends the ninth lunar month. This always coincides with the Gregorian March. The Balinese Hindus 'celebrate' the coming of the new year of saka calendar in silence, which is called Nyepi Day. The Saka year numbering system is 78 years behind the Gregorian year. The Saka calendar came from India. Nyepi Day is the culmination of several days that follow this event. This year, Nyepi Day occurs on 26 March 2009. On 23 March 2009,
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