Bali set for 18 additional religious holidays in 2012
The Jakarta Post Thursday 5th January, 2012
A | Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika has decided to add 18 local holidays this year to allow resident Hindus to perform religious rituals, in addition to the already 13 national holidays and five official joint leave days."The special local holidays are intended to allow Hindus to perform their various religious activities," spokesman for the pr...
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