Bali Events Calendar Januray to March 2017 (part 1 )

Administrator · Wednesday, 25 January 2017 · 1327 Views

Check out this Bali events calendar before you go to see if one coincides with your Bali tour. 

Saraswati

Date: 21 January 2017

This one of the Balinese Hindu celebrations.  The books of knowledge and Sanskrit manuscripts are blessed and people will provide special offerings as a form of gratitude.

Banyu Pinaruh

Date: 22 January 2017

This is the immediate day after Saraswati when Balinese Hindus heading to the nearest beaches either for weekend family leisure and cleansing or purification purposes.

Soma Ribek

Date: 23 January 2017

Soma Ribek means ‘rich Monday’. This the day when Balinese signifies blessings for prosperity in the form of full harvests.

Sabuh Mas

Date: 24 January 2017

This is a day when various rituals include the opportunity among the Balinese to express their gratitude towards the Divinity for the wealth. 

Pagerwesi

Date: 25 January 2017

This is the concluding day of the ‘wealth’ series of celebrations that signifies spiritual ‘reinforcement’. 

Tumpek Landep

Date: 4 February 2017

This is a holy day for the Balinese Hindus that is dedicated to the blessings of metal items.

Tumpek Uduh

Date: 11 March 2017

This is a holy day dedicated to the blessings of plants. 

Bali Spirit Festival 2017

Date: 19-26 March 2017

Location: Bali Spirit, Jl. Hanoman, Ubud

In the Bali events calendar, Bali Spirit Festival is an annual festival and this is the 10th running. The festival is a celebration of arts, dance, and music through colorful concerts and performances.

Ulun Danu Beratan Temple 'Piodalan' Anniversary

Date: 21 March 2017

Location: Beratan lakeside, Candikuning, Bedugul, Tabanan

The lakeside temple celebrates its biannual piodalan temple anniversary. Pilgrims from the adjacent villages attend to prayers there.

Besakih Temple 'Piodalan' Anniversary

Date:21 March 2017

Location: Besakih Temple, Karangasem

Besakih Temple celebrates its biannual piodalan temple anniversary. This the moment when pilgrims from all over the island flock to the temple for prayers.

Melasti Pilgrimages

Date:25 March 2017

Location: coasts of Kuta, Sanur and elsewhere in Bali

The processions take place approximately three days prior to the Saka New Year. Parasols, banners and small effigies will be paraded along the horizon.

Pengrupukan, New Year's Eve of the Saka Calendar

Date:27 March 2017

In the eve of the Saka New Year, all the celebration commotion takes place and grotesque ogoh-ogoh papier-mâché effigies are paraded throughout the streets. The evening features lit fire torches, meant to rid the land of malevolent forces.

Nyepi Day of Silence and Seclusion, Saka New Year 1939

Date: 28 March 2017

Nyepi is the quietest day in Bali. On this day people will stay at home.

Ngembak Geni, the Day after Nyepi

Date: 29 March 2017

The day is a local holiday and families visit each other for gatherings.

Omed-Omedan, 'festival of splashes and smooches'

Date: 29 March 2017

Location: Banjar Kaja, Sesetan village, Denpasar

On the Bali events calendar, this event is held on the day after Nyepi. The youth and whole sub-village of Banjar Kaja Sesetan take to the street where water is splashed and sprayed, with a pair of boys and girls in the middle ‘forced’ to smooch.