Weird Traditions Around The World

Bali – Nyepi

The Day of Silence, or Nyepi, known in Bali, is a celebration marked by fasting and meditating. In the Balinese calendar, it is essentially New Year. All sounds, lights, and other activities are turned off throughout the island, resulting in complete silence. Balinese people spend days before the main festival making the ogoh-ogoh (devil) sculptures that would be utilized and carried around the streets during the Pengrupukan event. This is done just before Nyepi. After allegedly drawing demons and evil spirits, the sculptures are then burned to clear the area of the destructive forces. Tourists travel to Bali expressly to see Nyepi because of its captivating nature.