Agenda Wisata Kota Solo Tahun 2015

Berikut ini 59 Acara Wisata di Kota Solo selama 2015:
Solo Great Sale 1-28 Februari
Bengawan Solo Travel Mart 13-15 Februari
Festival Jenang Solo 5-17 Februari
Solo Carnaval 21 Februari
Solo Indonesia Culinary Festival 2-5 April
Festival Bengawan Solo 12 April
Solo 24 Jam Menari 29 April
Mangkunegaran Performing Art 15-16 Mei
Festival Gamelan Akbar 5-6 Juni
Java Expo 2015 10-14 Juni
Solo Micro Expo 10-14 Juni
SITTEX  11-14 Juni
Semarak Budaya Indonesia 12-13 Juni
Solo Batik Carnival 12-14 Juni
Sendratari Ramayana 19-21 Juli
Festival Wayang Bocah 13-14 Agustus
Apresiasi Musik Kebangsaan 18 Agustus
Pawai Pembangunan 18 Agustus
Wayang Orang Pelataran 22 Agustus
Grand Final Putra Putri Solo 29 Agustus
Indonesia International Mask Festival (IIMF)  4-5 September
Solo International Performing Art (SIPA) 10-12 September
Festival Payung Indonesia 11-13 September
Solo City Jazz 18-19 September
Solo Keroncong Festival 25-26 September
Solo Batik Fashion 2-4 Oktober
Rock In Solo 10 Oktober
Suro Bulan Budaya 14 Oktober – 13 November
Kirab Malam 1 Sura 14 Oktober
Swara Deling Festival 22-24 Oktober
Pengajian Tahun Baru Hijriyah 31 Oktober
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Grebeg Mulud 3 Januari
Sekaten 3 Januari
Peringatan Maulud Nabi Muhammad SAW 17 Januari
Haul Habib Ali Bin Muhammad al Habsyi 10-11 Februari
Grebeg Sudiro 15-18 Februari
Imlek Festival 19 Februari
Kejuaraan Karate Antar Mahasiswa se-Asia Tenggara 20-22 Maret
Earth Hour 28 Maret
Keraton Surakarta Festival 13-14 Mei
Festival Parade Hadrah16 Mei
Solo Blues Festival 23 Mei
HUT Car Free Day   31 Mei
Festival Ketoprak     12-13 Juni
Maleman Selikuran 7-8 Juli
Pentas Wayang Orang Gabungan    8 Juli
Bakdan Ing Balekambang  17-22 Juli
Syawalan Jurug  18-26 Juli
Napak Budaya Samanhudi 21-23 Agustus
Grebeg Besar 24 September
Festival Suro 14-15 Oktober
1 Sura Jimawal 14-15 Oktober
Srawung Seni Sakral Internasional 14-15 Oktober
Pasar Seni Balekambang 22-25 Oktober
Festival Semarak Singo Barong 28-29 Oktober
World Meditation Gathering 28-29 Oktober
Javanese Theatrical 6-7 November
Kirab Apem Sewu 8 November
Solo Gerr Seri 20 November

Balinese "Day of Silence"

When is Hari Raya Nyepi?

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Hari Raya Nyepi is a Balinese "Day of Silence" that is commemorated every Isakawarsa (Saka new year) according to the Balinese calendar (in 2015, it falls on March 21).
It is celebrated on the first new moon after the Vernal Equinox. It is generally celebrated on the same day as the Indian festival, Ugadi.
Celebrations are centred on Bali and take two forms.
Firstly according to custom, the arrival of Spring is the time of year when the Lord of Hell sends all the devils to Bali, who must then be cleared out to purify the island before the new year begins.
run through the streets of villages and towns, with their faces painted, making as much noise as they possibly can.
The evil spirits are driven away by the local people who make massive papier-mache effigies of the evil spirits called 'Ogoh Ogoh'. The Ogoh Ogoh are then paraded through towns and villages while people with their faces painted make as much noise as they possibly can to scare the monsters away. In the evening the effigies are ceremoniously burnt, followed by dancing, drinking feasting and generally unabashed partying.
This noisy, brash festival is then followed by Nyepi, the Balinese "Day of Silence". Nyepi, marks the start of the New Year and the arrival of spring. Beginning at 6 am and lasting until 6 am the following day, Nyepi is a day intended for self-reflection and anything that might disturb this is not allowed.
This means no cooking or fires, no entertainment, no travelling and no work of any kind is permitted.
This means that the usually busy streets of Bali fall silent and even though Nyepi is a Hindu festival, non-Hindu residents of Bali will also observe the day of silence out of respect for their fellow citizens. Tourists are free to do what they want inside their hotels but nobody is permitted onto the beaches or streets. The airport in Bali will also be closed for Nyepi.
The day after Nyepi, is known as Ngembak Geni, and as daily routines get back to normal, this is a day to perform religious rituals and ask forgiveness for past deeds to start the new year with a clean slate.
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