Nyepi
E122010
Nyepi is the Balinese Hindu Day of Silence marking the Saka New Year, observed with a full day of fasting, meditation, and the cessation of all normal activities across Bali.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nyepi canonical | 2 |
| Balinese Day of Silence | 1 |
| Balinese New Year | 1 |
| Hari Raya Nyepi | 1 |
| Nyepi Day of Silence | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1063307 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nyepi Context triple: [Balinese, religiousFestival, Nyepi]
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A.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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B.
Têt
The Têt is a river in southern France that flows through the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region before reaching the Mediterranean Sea.
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C.
Vesak
Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
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D.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
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E.
Ashura
Ashura is a significant Islamic holy day, especially in Shia Islam, marking the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala and symbolizing sacrifice, justice, and resistance against oppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nyepi Target entity description: Nyepi is the Balinese Hindu Day of Silence marking the Saka New Year, observed with a full day of fasting, meditation, and the cessation of all normal activities across Bali.
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A.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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B.
Têt
The Têt is a river in southern France that flows through the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region before reaching the Mediterranean Sea.
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C.
Vesak
Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
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D.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
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E.
Ashura
Ashura is a significant Islamic holy day, especially in Shia Islam, marking the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala and symbolizing sacrifice, justice, and resistance against oppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Balinese Hindu holy day
ⓘ
Hindu religious festival ⓘ public holiday in Indonesia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nyepi
ⓘ
surface form:
Balinese Day of Silence
Nyepi ⓘ
surface form:
Hari Raya Nyepi
|
| associatedRitual |
Melasti purification ceremony
ⓘ
Ogoh-ogoh parade ⓘ Tawur Kesanga ritual ⓘ |
| businessActivity |
shops closed
ⓘ
tourist activities halted ⓘ |
| calendar |
Balinese calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Balinese Saka calendar
|
| celebratedIn |
Bali
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ |
| countryHolidayStatus | official public holiday in Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
cosmic balance and harmony
ⓘ
environmental quiet and darkness ⓘ spiritual purification ⓘ |
| duration | 24 hours ⓘ |
| electricityUse | kept to a minimum ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | traditional village authorities (pecalang) ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation | Balinese people ⓘ |
| familyPractice | staying at home with family ⓘ |
| follows | Ogoh-ogoh effigy burning or storage ⓘ |
| keyPractice |
cessation of work
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ meditation ⓘ minimal lighting ⓘ no entertainment ⓘ no travel ⓘ silence ⓘ staying indoors ⓘ |
| legalBasis | recognized by Indonesian law as a religious holiday ⓘ |
| marks | Saka New Year ⓘ |
| observanceType | day of silence ⓘ |
| occursOn | new moon of the 9th month of the Balinese Saka calendar ⓘ |
| postNyepiPractice |
asking forgiveness from others
ⓘ
visiting relatives on Ngembak Geni ⓘ |
| precedes | Ngembak Geni ⓘ |
| purpose |
control of desires
ⓘ
renewal for the new year ⓘ self-reflection ⓘ |
| region |
Bali
ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Bali
|
| religion |
Balinese Hinduism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| trafficRestriction |
airports closed in Bali
ⓘ
roads largely empty ⓘ seaports closed in Bali ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianMonth |
March
ⓘ
late February ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nyepi Description of subject: Nyepi is the Balinese Hindu Day of Silence marking the Saka New Year, observed with a full day of fasting, meditation, and the cessation of all normal activities across Bali.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Balinese New Year
this entity surface form:
Balinese Day of Silence
this entity surface form:
Hari Raya Nyepi
this entity surface form:
Nyepi Day of Silence