Happy New Caka Year 1932 – Nyepi Day March 2010

>Every religion and culture around the world, has its own way to define and celebrate their new year. For example, the Chinese for Imlek and celebrate it, have, as they called it in their own language, “Gong Xi Fat Choy”. Muslim societies have their Muharam years, and some of the people around the world using the Gregorian calendar, celebrate New Year on January 1.

Happy Caka Year 1932 - Nyepi Day March 2010

The same is also in Bali, the Balinese use many different calendar system. Approval of the Gregorian calendar for business and government purposes. But for the endless procession of holy days, temple anniversary, celebrations, sacred dances, building houses, wedding ceremonies, death and cremation processes and other activities that define Balinese life, they have two calendar systems. The first of these is Pawukon (from the word Wuku which means week) and Sasih (meaning moon).

Wuku consists of 30 items with Sintra, the first Wuku and end up with Watugunung last. Pawukon, 210-day ritual calendar brought from Java in the 14th century, the complex cycle of Numero logical connection, which gives a basic program of religious activities in Bali. Sasih, parallel system of Indian origin, who is twelve Lunar months beginning with the spring equinox and is equally important to decide to pay for the gods. Westerners open the New Year celebrations, but the Balinese open their New Year in silence. This is called Nyepi Day, Balinese Day of Silence, which falls on the day after the Dark Moon spring equinox, and opens new year Saka Hindu era which began in 78 AD

Nyepi is a day to make and maintain a balance of nature. This is based on the story when the king Kanishka I have chosen in India in 78 AD King was famous for his wisdom and tolerance that Hinduism and Buddhism societies. At that age, Aji Saka to Dharma Yatra (a missionary tour to promote and spread Hinduism) in Icelandic and introduce the Saka year.


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March 16, 2010 | Posted on Bali Culture, Bali News, Balinese Day
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