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Schools and institutions in Bali will have a three-day holiday, from Monday until Wednesday, to observe Nyepi Saka New Year 1935, which falls on Tuesday.

“Nyepi is a national holiday. But the Bali administration will allocate two more days to celebrate the holiday so that it’ll be easier for students and workers to conduct various Nyepi-related rituals,” said Bali administration spokesperson I Ketut Teneng in Denpasar on Sunday, as quoted by Antara news agency.

He said the three-day holiday was needed as on Monday morning, Hindus in Bali would perform a string of rituals, from Tawur Agung Kesanga to Pengrupukan and hold an Ogoh-ogoh carnival on the evening prior to Nyepi.

On Wednesday, Hindus will perform the Ngembak Geni ritual.

Ketut Teneng said the three-day holiday was part of the government’s policy to allocate 21 weekdays as holidays for Balinese people as they might need them to conduct various Hindu rituals. In 2013, people in Bali will also enjoy 14 national holidays and five days of joint leave known as “cuti bersama”.

“The local holidays in Bali aim to allow Hindus to perform various religious rituals and prayers properly,” he said.


Three-day holiday in Bali for Nyepi | The Jakarta Post
 

matsaleh

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That's 40 days holiday a year... bloody ridiculous! That's why everything takes so long to get done here and it's a wonder anything gets done at all. :grief: