Ogoh-ogoh parade

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The Ogoh-ogoh parade is a Balinese Hindu procession featuring large, demonic effigies carried and danced through the streets to symbolically drive away negative forces on the eve of the Day of Silence.

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instanceOf Balinese Hindu ritual procession
cultural festival event
religious parade
alsoKnownAs Ogoh-ogoh procession NERFINISHED
artForm combination of sculpture, painting, and performance
associatedWith Balinese Hinduism NERFINISHED
calendarBasis Balinese Saka calendar NERFINISHED
country Indonesia
culturalSignificance expression of Balinese art and craftsmanship
major pre-Nyepi celebration in Bali
tourist attraction in Bali
features Ogoh-ogoh effigies
giant papier-mâché figures
large demonic statues
mythological creatures
frequency annual
genre processional performance
hasAudience domestic tourists
international tourists
local residents
includesActivity carrying effigies through the streets
dancing with effigies
torch-lit night procession
traditional gamelan music
linkedConcept bhuta kala
ritual purification
linkedRitual Nyepi Day of Silence NERFINISHED
materialUsed bamboo
cloth
papier-mâché
styrofoam
occursOn Pengerupukan
oftenConcludesWith burning of the effigies
ritual destruction of Ogoh-ogoh
participants Balinese community members
banjar (local neighborhood organizations)
youth groups
performedOnEveOf Nyepi NERFINISHED
practicedIn Bali NERFINISHED
purpose to drive away negative forces
to purify the environment
to ward off evil spirits
region Island of Bali NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
symbolism banishment of bhuta kala (malevolent spirits)
cleansing of the world before Nyepi
confrontation with inner vices
timingRelativeToNyepi evening before Nyepi Day of Silence

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Nyepi associatedRitual Ogoh-ogoh parade