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Nyepi

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  • proper noun A Balinese day of silence, fasting, and meditation that falls on Bali's Lunar New Year.

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Examples

  • The authorities closed down Bali not to stamp down on political unrest, but to mark the annual Day of Silence, a Balinese Hindu holiday called Nyepi that ushers in the New Year.

    NYT > Global Home By NORIMITSU ONISHI 2011

  • Beawiharta/Reuters A Balinese child in costume awaited the start of a ritual ceremony to welcome "Nyepi", Bali's Day of Silence and the Hindu New Year, in Jakarta Monday.

    Asia in Photos 2010

  • Beawiharta/Reuters A Balinese child in costume awaited the start of a ritual ceremony to welcome "Nyepi", Bali's Day of Silence and the Hindu New Year, in Jakarta Monday.

    Asia in Photos 2010

  • Beawiharta/Reuters A Balinese child in costume awaited the start of a ritual ceremony to welcome "Nyepi", Bali's Day of Silence and the Hindu New Year, in Jakarta Monday.

    Asia in Photos 2010

  • Beawiharta/Reuters A Balinese child in costume awaited the start of a ritual ceremony to welcome "Nyepi", Bali's Day of Silence and the Hindu New Year, in Jakarta Monday.

    Asia in Photos 2010

  • Beawiharta/Reuters A Balinese child in costume awaited the start of a ritual ceremony to welcome "Nyepi", Bali's Day of Silence and the Hindu New Year, in Jakarta Monday.

    Asia in Photos 2010

  • Beawiharta/Reuters A Balinese child in costume awaited the start of a ritual ceremony to welcome "Nyepi", Bali's Day of Silence and the Hindu New Year, in Jakarta Monday.

    Asia in Photos 2010

  • Beawiharta/Reuters A Balinese child in costume awaited the start of a ritual ceremony to welcome "Nyepi", Bali's Day of Silence and the Hindu New Year, in Jakarta Monday.

    Asia in Photos 2010

  • Beawiharta/Reuters A Balinese child in costume awaited the start of a ritual ceremony to welcome "Nyepi", Bali's Day of Silence and the Hindu New Year, in Jakarta Monday.

    Asia in Photos 2010

  • Beawiharta/Reuters A Balinese child in costume awaited the start of a ritual ceremony to welcome "Nyepi", Bali's Day of Silence and the Hindu New Year, in Jakarta Monday.

    Asia in Photos 2010

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