In Reply to: im not posted by yanchepged on Friday, 22. December 2006 at 16:43 Bali Time:
This has been done before but I will do it again.
Nyepi is the day when the evil spirits come looking for life. So everybody has to be quiet and stay in so that the spirits think there is nobody there and leave again. This is enforced. Dont worry it is very peaceful and an excuse to do nothing. The hotels cater for guests but NO you cannot go out. Just enjoy it. Maybe we should adopt a similar ceremony.
The Balinese take their beliefs very seriously. Please repect them. You will get far more from the culture by doing so in any case.