Friday, March 11, 2016

Balinese New Year

We arrived the day after New Years . New Year's Day is called Silent Day , everyone ( including all foreigners ) must remain indoors for 24 hours . The streets are festooned with decorative bamboo poles and small shrines with offerings of flowers and  incense. Huge grotesque statues of evil men and women are displayed, then burned, to rid everyone of evil spirits. The New Year brings a cleansed soul and a fresh start . 

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