prepare to Nyepi

Do you know what is exactly "Nyepi" is? First be honest with yourself to know this amazing holiday. This is only one in the world. Nyepi Holiday is a new year in for Hindu. It is counting minus 28 year in formal year, e.i now is 2010 minus 28 means 1932. Year, It was celebrate to Nyepi holiday 1932. Nyepi, some people would say new saka year, is a day to people celebrate new year at home only. It is very interesting, because its  new year celebration are not celebrate like other new year celebrate with loud, shout or party but you just staying at home. So if everyone at home so no one will go out and street will be empty. Yeah you are right, during Nyepi all is silent, no one in street, airport closed, all access to Bali closed. It is way the holidat is called Nyepi because Nyepi means Silent. So it will be awesome become there (in Bali) that time, you will have calm atmosphere totally and it will be a great time to meditation anyway. Okay, information about Nyepi will told next now there is a special thing before Nyepi and its called Pengrupukan day. In Pengerupukan all villages in bali will have ceremony to drive out the devils. The devils will have symbols as "ogoh-ogoh" like giant doll  (like picture) that carry it arounds village than burn it as symbol to fight again bad things. (This picture) is procession to make ogoh-ogoh in Padang tegal village Ubud and it is really not easy because this is full of arts especial to know which ogoh-ogoh is the best one. It will be great parade or let is say ogoh-ogoh carnaval.