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Bali
Bali

is a self-purification ceremony to welcome
the Nyepi holiday by all Hindus in Bali. The

Melasti ceremony is held to wash away the

impurities of nature using the water of life.

The Melasti ceremony is held on the beach

with the aim of purifying oneself from all

bad deeds in the past and throwing them

into the sea.
MELASTI

Galungan is an important festival in

Balinese Hindu life that commemorates

the victory of Dharma (righteousness)

over Adharma (evil). During Galungan,

families decorate their homes with

penjor (decorative poles) and make

offerings to ancestors.

GALUNGAN

This parade is held on the night of
pengrupukan, the day before Nyepi,

ogoh-ogoh is a symbol of Bhuta Kala

which has negative power, paraded

around the village with the aim of

OGOH-OGOH PARADE driving away negative forces, then

burned. So that the implementation of

catur brata penyepian there is no

interference from evil forces.

Kecak is a Balinese dance drama that primarily

tells the story of the Ramayana and is

performed primarily by men. It is performed

by many (dozens or more) male dancers who

sit in a circular line and rhythmically chant

"cak" and raise their arms, depicting the
KECAK Ramayana story when a line of monkeys help

Rama fight Ravana.