SACRED DAYS

Heres a list of the Balinese days of worship for 2019:

4 January Penampahan Kuningan

5 January Kuningan5 & 6 January: Hari Siwa Ratri

6 March: Hari Raya Suci Tawur Agung Kesanga

7 March: Hari Raya Suci Nyepi Tahun Baru Caka 1941 – This is a very important one to note, Nyepi is a public holiday for Bali, a day of silence and self reflection for the Balinese. Please honour this tradition, and plan accordingly, as everyone must stay indoors. Basic hotel receptions will operate, and restaurants in hotels will still serve guests. But if your accomodation doesn’t have a restaurant, get a stock pile of food the day before, and load up Netflix! Your accomodation staff will remind you in days leading up, so your not caught unaware. The airport is also closed on this day, no flights in or out of Bali will operate.

8 March: Hari Raya Suci Ngembak Geni

11 May: Hari Raya Suci Saraswati

15 May: Hari Raya Suci Pagerwesi

23 July: Hari Penampahan Untuk Hari Raya Suci Galungan

24 July: Hari Raya Suci Galungan

25 July: Hari Raya Umanis Galungan

2 August: Hari Penampahan Untuk Hari Raya Suci Kuningan

3 August: Hari Raya Suci Kuningan

7 December: Hari Raya Suci Saraswati

11 December: Hari Raya Suci Pagerwesi.