Scenes from the ogoh-ogoh parade in Bali. - Putu Sayoga/Getty Images Ngrupuk, then, is a day to get all the noise-making out of one’s system before marking the new year with introspection.

People on the Indonesian island of Bali celebrated New Year's Eve on the Hindu calendar with a parade of giant monster effigies. The Hindu New Year's Eve was on Friday this year. The effigies ...

Read more: Anthony Bourdain's Best Travel Tips Everyone Should Follow Bali can be even better to visit during the off season, especially if you're in town for the Ogoh-Ogoh parades, which kick off ...

Some also fast due to restrictions on cooking and lighting fires. The day before Nyepi, the Hindu community in Bali holds an ogoh-ogoh parade. Villages across Bali display ogoh-ogoh effigies, which ...

including to Bali. Meanwhile, in the lead up to Nyepi Day, the island will be buzzing with rituals and festivities. The day before Nyepi, the Ogoh-Ogoh parade will be held with effigies that ...

An "Ogoh-Ogoh" effigy paraded in Badung on the eve ... Indonesia is a Muslim-majority country but more than 80 percent of Bali's population identify as Hindu and practice a local version of ...

Giant effigies depicting aspects of the evil, referred to as 'ogoh-ogoh', are paraded through the streets of Bali ahead of Nyepi. Source: AAP / Made Nagi/EPA Bali is one of the most popular travel ...

(CNN) — Bali, Indonesia is one of the world’s most ... The day before Nyepi is Ngrupuk, when giant monster effigies called ogoh ogoh, representing evil spirits, are paraded around by local ...