Ngerupuk
March 8, 2024
Ngerupuk is one of Balinese sacred Ceremony, held in order to drive away Evil, following a Mecaru Ceremony. This ceremony is usually held on the day before Nyepi.
Ngerupuk consists of several different acts. Spreading rice, smoking the house and yards, lighting up firecrackers around the house as well as both the front and backyard, and banging on anything to create noise. This is normally done with Bamboo (Kentongan). All of this is done in effort to rid of the demons from home and surroundings,
In Bali, especially, ngerupuk then followed by the parading of the Ogoh - Ogoh (Demon Sculptures) around the neighborhood. This is done as to symbolize the act of taking the demons away from the neighborhood, which they then burn away, symbolizing the demon are finally gone.
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