Bali is a city that can arguably be the face of the country of Indonesia especially in the field of tourism to the International world. Uphold the local culture, Bali attracts many tourists by selling a variety of local traditions and religious traditions. One of them is the celebration of the day of Nyepi.
The celebration of Nyepi certainly not foreign to ears of the people in Indonesia, especially in Hindu religion because of the Celebration of Nyepi day is a celebration to commemorate the new year of the Saka. Nyepi is also synonymous with the celebration with a condition that is calm and peaceful and also in the absence of the flow of electricity. But there are still many who do not know that on the eve of the celebration of the day of Nyepi, there is a celebration of the Ogoh-Ogoh which decorate.
What is it Ogoh-ogoh?
Ogoh-Ogoh is a celebration that is described with a giant statue as a symbol of the nature of the bad and evil in human life. Ogoh-ogoh own on the way to Bali symbolizing Bhuta Kala, based on the teachings of hinduism as a symbol of destruction or the bad things that are believed to interfere with human life. The sculpture was also made to use materials that are highly flammable.
On the evening before the celebration of the day of Nyepi, the sculpture was burned as a sign of expelling or cleaning of ugliness or such destruction. Ceremony of the Ogoh-ogoh only in Bali, but also in a few other places where the majority of the people are Hindu. In addition to being used as a ritual that is sacred, tradition Ogoh-Ogoh also as a container for the community, especially among the younger generation to channel the ideas and creativity through making sculptures of Ogoh-Ogoh.
The process of making the sculptures of Ogoh-Ogoh own can take up to 1 month old. This process is also rated highly contribute in strengthening the bond among the citizens of the community due to the manufacturing process need to be more than 1 person. Then after the statue so, the statue will be taken up in attending the tradition of the parade Ogoh-ogoh which is where the statue is very heavy and required 2-4 people to lift the sculptures of Ogoh-Ogoh. This raises the attitude of cooperation and mutual assistance between the citizens so the celebration was successfully executed.[1]
The development of the tradition of Ogoh-ogoh at this time.
Ogoh-ogoh is one of the cultural elements which are considered contributing the most in improving the tourism of the City of Denpasar. The tradition of Ogoh-ogoh meet the key criteria of culture featured which includes a) has distinctive properties, identity and high quality; b) firmly in a base of human resources, communities, and institutions; c) beretos creative and mendifusikan creativity; d) value added in the economy, technology, ecology, and cultural; and e) is open in the adaptation of local, national, international, and become the pride as well as obtain the appreciation of the public.[2]
Denpasar city as the city insightful cultural cause a lot of organizing a variety of events in Bali one of which is the famous parade of Ogoh-Ogoh. Inspiration of the implementation of the parade aims to prevent the occurrence of conflict due to the clash between groups of bearers of Ogoh-ogoh.
In the first 3 years, Ogoh-Ogoh parade held in commemoration of the ANNIVERSARY of the City of Denpasar each of the 27 February and also at the celebration of Nyepi day in March.
Therefore, since 2008 the government of Denpasar city began to organize the race and a parade of Ogoh-ogoh in order to commemorate the Day of Nyepi, which was held on the Chess Face of the City of Denpasar and Sanur area.[3] this led to each of the holding of the parade, as well as foreign tourists will increase drastically.
This also greatly contributed to the development of the creative industries and also give you the opportunity to cottage industry to increase as the example increase the income of the home such as the food and drinks ahead of the duration of the famous Day of Nyepi or to the implementation of the Ogoh-Ogoh parade.
Until now, the tradition of Ogoh-Ogoh is not only displayed ahead of Nyepi Day, but are also held at other big events in Bali that covers the march opening of the Bali Arts festival (PKB) the 32nd year 2010 and the march opening of the Denpasar Festival 2014.
Values of Pancasila which there is in the tradition of the Ogoh-ogoh.
Pancasila is the state ideology of Indonesia to become a guidance for the people of Indonesia in the running of day to day life. Values of Pancasila which is contained in the tradition of Ogoh-Ogoh is the time of Day of Nyepi is the third, namely, the Unity of Indonesia. The meaning based on the third which is denoted by the banyan tree, it has the meaning of shelter as described using the roots that stuck to the bottom.
The shelter is meant is intended to be a place where residents can feel safe in harmony with it where Pancasila became the basis of the state serve as a place for the people of Indonesia to take shelter. The banyan tree has strong roots which describe the unity of Indonesia and the roots that exist on a tree to describe the diversity of race, descent, religion & other differences in the midst of the people of Indonesia. So this precept symbolizes the unity of the nation above the diversity and differences that exist in Indonesia.
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