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Ogoh-Ogoh Festival in Bali Posted by on Mar 14, 2016 in Uncategorized

Ogoh-ogoh

Ogoh-ogoh can be scary!

The day before Bali’s New Year and Day of Silence, the island is full of terrifying ogoh-ogoh statues. These beasts are paraded through the streets and destroyed or burned to rid the island of bad spirits. Check some of them out in this short video.

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About the Author: sasha

Sasha is an English teacher, writer, photographer, and videographer from the great state of Michigan. Upon graduating from Michigan State University, he moved to China and spent 5+ years living, working, studying, and traveling there. He also studied Indonesian Language & Culture in Bali for a year. He and his wife run the travel blog Grateful Gypsies, and they're currently trying the digital nomad lifestyle across Latin America.