Demon festival in Indonesia

Colourful effigies, depicting the evil spirits, were paraded through Bali's main crossroad crowded by thousands of curious onlookers. Each effigy, known as ogoh-ogoh, is traditionally paraded on the eve of Balinese New Year by every village across the predominantly Hindu island.

The bigger, more dramatic, and scarier an ogoh-ogoh is, the more it will be admired. Even though most of the ogoh-ogoh typically depict images from classical Balinese folklore, some have more modern characters than the traditional demons with bulging eyes, fangs and scary hair-do.

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Reuters 2570/05

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[hideouszombie]

Wow, you're criticizing an entire race of people based on one event. Looks like you need to repent. Just because you are religious, it doesn't mean that you are "saved".

[regiputin2]

they are not praying demons but they making th demons scared,in the night all people in the town or village burn that demons in a field.

[artamana]

like this

[cupcake12ps]

Don't be ignorant, ignorance is the root of all problems, esp. Hate. these are the Hindu gods and demons from the Epic story of Ramayana and this festival celebrates the victory of good over evil b/c the truth always triumphs! it's a must read epic, you can learn amazing lessons/values from it. God Bless.

[Frizzurd]

Satan is just a rip off of Pan from the Greek religion. Other pagan gods that the church failed to demonize, they had to recreate them into saints. pathetic.. If i was to be a theist id practice the religion of prehistoric man since they came first

[medstudz]

Bali is one of the 10 most beautiful islands in the world!

Proof: Go see the movie: South Pacific

[MyDominic22]

Let he who with out sin pass judgement or they them selves will be judged !

[adalbertomodesusa]

Some people ask why so many bad things happen to the world....where is God, some people ask... God is exactly where we put Him, away from our lives, away from our children, away from our finances, away from our schools, away from our government....People all over the world prefer worship Satan end his demons, and they think that God must be there when things go wrong...Jesus is here today with His open arms waiting for this nation to turn to Him. Glory to the Lord Almighty!

[kumarsa108]

Excuse me??? You havent got the slightest lue of the vastensss of Indian culture so dont spout your ignorant nonsense about things you do not even know. I love Balinese culture and religion, but I am VERY aware of both and just because some idiot trys to clim this is copied from India you have no position to undermine Indian culture.

[prajamudakucing]

@khai123 yeah....... it's tolerantion

[Akshabad]

Borneo masks are better for me,eh

[madedarmadi]

freak country malay, thief,no olympic game gold medal, terorist provider(nice try hhahahaha...), ......u shit!