In Reply to: Close.....but..... posted by carlos501b on Friday, 12. November 2004 at 23:36 Bali Time:
Or maybe that's because the guys in Bali are too busy enjoying it.
It's definitely going on in Singapore... I saw some friends of mine from there yesterday and they told me I'm an idiot because I'm going just after Deepavali.
Thailand's having some festival at the moment as well, apparently. Possibly New Year, but I'm not sure.
I assume they're having some kind of party, though you might not recognise the form of Hinduism they practice there. They've retained a lot of the traditional animist beliefs and blended them all in. Same thing with the Muslims in the rest of the country (for the most part).