Nyepi's a Balinese "Day of Silence" that falls on Bali's Lunar New Year (in 2009, it was on March 26). It's a day of silence, fasting, and meditation. The day following Nyepi's also celebrated as New year Gudi Padva in Maharashtra and Ugadi in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka in India Observed from 6 a.m. until 6 a.m. the next morning, Nyepi's a day reserved for self-reflection and as such, anything that might interfere with that purpose's restricted. The main restrictions are: no lighting fires (an… (More on Nyepi)