The beautiful island of Bali has every year to celebrate so much that always draw tourists to the island paradise all year round. Bali has a very unique culture where natives revere the spiritual relationship between human beings, God, and the environment. This belief reflects in their day to day work and in the cultural festivities that Bali hosts year on.
Bali Upcoming Events and Festivals 2011
FEBRUARY
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CHINESE NEW YEAR
February 3
Chinese New Year is being celebrated since long. The occasion comes on different day of each year. It starts on the first day of the New Moon and ends with the beginning of the Full Moon. Like everywhere, in Bali also, the festival continues for 15 days. Chinese New Year Celebration in Bali 2011 will also be marked by customs, rituals, family gathering, dinners, gift giving, shopping and many other things.
MARCH
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MELASTI
March 2
Melasti is a religious  festival. It is a purification festival held the day before Nyepi. On Melasti, villagers will dress in their finest and make their way to the sea or holy springs. They would carry umbrellas, offerings or flowers, and fruit and sacred statues. The statues are affectionately washed with water, and pigs would be sacrificed by holy men as offerings to their gods. This festival must be carried out amid the din of gamelan and drums and lots of merry shouting. All must then fall silent the following day on Nyepi.
NYEPI
March 5
Signifying the beginning of a new lunar year, this festival usually falls during the spring equinox (late March, early April). On this day, all people (including tourists) must remain silent, and no-one may work, travel or partake in any indulgences. It is advised that visitors observe this local custom, and remain within their lodgings for the day. Although it may seem to be a wasted day, the festivities of the previous night will have raised enough spirits to make up for the day of stillness.
APRIL
SARASWATI
April 23
This day is devoted to God’s Manifestation as Dewi Saraswati, the beautiful Goddess of Knowledge, Art and Literature. On this day, books of knowledge, manuscripts and the Wedas are blessed and special offerings are made for them