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“Hari Raya Nyepi” is one of Hindu festivities implemented by Hindu society all over the World, marking a Saka New Year. In Indonesia particularly in Province of Bali, every once a year, the Hindu society celebrates the NYEPI through a conduct of full- day meditation inside the house without lighting (darkness). They are not allowed to have activity outside the house, and it means no fire and no electricity. From the perspective of environmental measures and climate change in particular, one of Hari Raya NYEPI’s advantages is reducing GHG emission based on local tradition and wisdom. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the implementation of NYEPI has been extended for 3 days.

Nyepi has also been shown to have a positive impact on the environment, even if it is just for 24 hours. A 2015 study by the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics found that total suspended particulate (TSP) concentrations decreased by 73-78% in urban areas on the Balinese Day of Silence, while an analysis by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) saw a 33% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions on Nyepi Day (see the link).

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