Nyepi Day

On 17th March 2018,Island of Bali celebrate New Year ( Nyepi/Silent Day ).On this day Bali was isolated for 24 hours no TV broadcasting,No car On the street,Airport close,and this year more speacial because no internet ,some provider internet close their mobile data internet.

But on 16th, It was big festival for Hindu in Bali because Parade Ogoh-Ogoh,
Ogoh-OOgoh are giant puppets made in the form of mythological Balinese demons.On the eve before Nyepi Day are paraded on the street of Bali to purify the island from spiritual pollutants and ward off the evil spirits.

Cremation

CREMATION CEREMONY ESCORTING FAREWELL TO THE HIGHEST PLACE.
Cremation is a ceremony of burning corpse conducted by Hindu people in Bali.This ceremony is conducted to purify the spirits of the deceased toward the final resting place by means of burning corpse.Creamation is done with a series of ceremonies,made up of variety of offerings not to forget laced with symbol like other rituals that are often performed by Hindu people in Bali.

The death bodies are placed in" Bade/coffin "and carried jointly.All members of the family and community lined up in front of "Bade/coffin".On the way to the cremation ceremony,if there is any intersection or junction,the Bade/coffin will be rotated around three times,it is believed that the spirits are confused and cannot come back again.Arriving at the grave site or the cremation place which has been prepared ,the corpse is put/placed on/in " Bull-Shaped Replcation " which has been firstly prepared by the priest reciting mantras and prayers and ceremonies,then Ngaben ceremony is implemented,the "Bull " is burned to ashes.The ashes from the residu of the cremation are inserted into an yellow palm fruit (coconut ) which later floated/washed away into the sea or river considered sacred.