22-23 January 2023 - Chinese New Year (Imlek) Kongzili. 18 February 2023 - Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. 22-23 March 2023 - Hari Raya Nyepi and Balinese New Year Saka 1945. 7 April 2023 - Good Friday, the death of Jesus Christ on the Cross. Galungan. Galungan is one of the significant festivals celebrating the victory of dharma (virtue) over adharma (vice). It marks a ten-day period when the spirits of the ancestors are believed to visit the island. Balinese Hindu families will welcome the spirits with prayers and offerings. Like religious ceremonies, holidays are particularly numerous in Bali. It is almost possible to party all year round. These festivals are based on the Balinese lunar calendar and do not follow a fixed order year after year. 3 main festivals are particularly important in Bali: Galungan Public holidays in Bali & Indonesia 2023. Sunday 1st January 2023 - New Year's Day. Wednesday 4th & Saturday 14th January 2023 - Galungan & Kuningan, Bali's Hindu celebration of the ancestors. Sunday 22nd January 2023 - Chinese New Year, Year of the Rabbit. Nyepi is an important Hindu holiday in Bali, usually called the 'Day of Silence'. It is held at the start of the Balinese year, usually around March or April. Nyepi is a public holiday in Indonesia, and you will find most locals undertaking a day of silence, fasting and meditation. Find out more about the major Balinese Hindu ceremonies and holidays which take place in temples all over the island. Nyepi GALUNGAN AND KUNINGAN SIWA RATRI Saraswati Day Pagerwesi Day TUMPEK KANDANG - The Celebration of Animals Tumpek Landep Day Odalan - Balinese Temple Festival Tumpek Uduh Ceremony FULL MOON CEREMONIES AND TRADITIONS IN qumX.

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