Tradisi Mewarnai Diri Untuk Mengusir Roh Jahat di Bali

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Tradisi Mewarnai Diri Untuk Mengusir Roh Jahat di Bali

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Kamis, 16 Des 2021 19:45 WIB

Bali - Ngerebeg adalah sebuah tradisi unik warisan leluhur di Tegalalang yang masih bertahan sampai saat ini. Para peserta akan mewarnai diri untuk mengusir roh jahat.

GIANYAR, BALI, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 15: Balinese boys with apply white body paint walk under the rain during the sacred Ngerebeg Ritual on December 15, 2021 in Tegalalang Village Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. In a tradition that bears similarity to Halloween, boys paint their bodies and faces in menacing patterns to partake in Ngerebeg, a ritual held every six months to pacify local spirits. The ritual features a raucous street parade of the painted youths, who are supposed to resemble the supernatural beings and demons of Balinese beliefs.  (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)

Warga berkeliling kampung dengan memakai riasan warna-warni saat ritual Ngerebeg di Desa Tegallalang, Gianyar, Bali, Rabu (15/12/2021).

GIANYAR, BALI, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 15: Balinese boys with apply white body paint walk under the rain during the sacred Ngerebeg Ritual on December 15, 2021 in Tegalalang Village Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. In a tradition that bears similarity to Halloween, boys paint their bodies and faces in menacing patterns to partake in Ngerebeg, a ritual held every six months to pacify local spirits. The ritual features a raucous street parade of the painted youths, who are supposed to resemble the supernatural beings and demons of Balinese beliefs.  (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)

Tradisi berkeliling kampung dengan riasan tubuh menyerupai mahluk menyeramkan tersebut dilakukan oleh warga setempat untuk menciptakan keharmonisan sekaligus sebagai penolak bala.

GIANYAR, BALI, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 15: Balinese boys with apply white body paint walk under the rain during the sacred Ngerebeg Ritual on December 15, 2021 in Tegalalang Village Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. In a tradition that bears similarity to Halloween, boys paint their bodies and faces in menacing patterns to partake in Ngerebeg, a ritual held every six months to pacify local spirits. The ritual features a raucous street parade of the painted youths, who are supposed to resemble the supernatural beings and demons of Balinese beliefs.  (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)

Ngerebeg adalah sebuah tradisi unik warisan leluhur di Tegalalang yang masih bertahan sampai saat ini.

GIANYAR, BALI, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 15: Balinese boys with apply white body paint walk under the rain during the sacred Ngerebeg Ritual on December 15, 2021 in Tegalalang Village Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. In a tradition that bears similarity to Halloween, boys paint their bodies and faces in menacing patterns to partake in Ngerebeg, a ritual held every six months to pacify local spirits. The ritual features a raucous street parade of the painted youths, who are supposed to resemble the supernatural beings and demons of Balinese beliefs.  (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)

Tradisi ini pun hanya melibatkan anak laki-laki saja hingga seka truna termasuk mereka yang sudah dewasa sebagai peserta.

GIANYAR, BALI, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 15: Balinese boys with apply white body paint walk under the rain during the sacred Ngerebeg Ritual on December 15, 2021 in Tegalalang Village Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. In a tradition that bears similarity to Halloween, boys paint their bodies and faces in menacing patterns to partake in Ngerebeg, a ritual held every six months to pacify local spirits. The ritual features a raucous street parade of the painted youths, who are supposed to resemble the supernatural beings and demons of Balinese beliefs.  (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)

Para peserta ini berjalan dengan riasan menakutkan dan berwajah seram, menggunakan beraneka warna yang menghiasi tubuh dan wajah mereka, termasuk juga pernak-pernik agar mereka tampil seram.

GIANYAR, BALI, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 15: Balinese boys with apply white body paint walk under the rain during the sacred Ngerebeg Ritual on December 15, 2021 in Tegalalang Village Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. In a tradition that bears similarity to Halloween, boys paint their bodies and faces in menacing patterns to partake in Ngerebeg, a ritual held every six months to pacify local spirits. The ritual features a raucous street parade of the painted youths, who are supposed to resemble the supernatural beings and demons of Balinese beliefs.  (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)

Wajah-wajah seram peserta tradisi Ngerebeg tersebut adalah simbol atau wujud dari wong samar (makhluk halus) yang biasanya suka mengganggu anak-anak.

GIANYAR, BALI, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 15: Balinese boys with apply white body paint walk under the rain during the sacred Ngerebeg Ritual on December 15, 2021 in Tegalalang Village Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. In a tradition that bears similarity to Halloween, boys paint their bodies and faces in menacing patterns to partake in Ngerebeg, a ritual held every six months to pacify local spirits. The ritual features a raucous street parade of the painted youths, who are supposed to resemble the supernatural beings and demons of Balinese beliefs.  (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)

Tradisi Ngerebeg ini secara rutin digelar oleh 7 banjar adat di desa Pekaraman Tegalalang, Kecamatan Tegalalang, Gianyar Bali, karena warga percaya jika ritual ataupun tradisi tidak digelar akan terjadi hal buruk yang akan menimpa warga desa mereka.

GIANYAR, BALI, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 15: Balinese boys with apply white body paint walk under the rain during the sacred Ngerebeg Ritual on December 15, 2021 in Tegalalang Village Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. In a tradition that bears similarity to Halloween, boys paint their bodies and faces in menacing patterns to partake in Ngerebeg, a ritual held every six months to pacify local spirits. The ritual features a raucous street parade of the painted youths, who are supposed to resemble the supernatural beings and demons of Balinese beliefs.  (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)

Maka dari itu, penduduk desa percaya bahwa tidak boleh menghalangi anak mereka jika ingin menjadi pengayah atau peserta.

Tradisi Mewarnai Diri Untuk Mengusir Roh Jahat di Bali
Tradisi Mewarnai Diri Untuk Mengusir Roh Jahat di Bali
Tradisi Mewarnai Diri Untuk Mengusir Roh Jahat di Bali
Tradisi Mewarnai Diri Untuk Mengusir Roh Jahat di Bali
Tradisi Mewarnai Diri Untuk Mengusir Roh Jahat di Bali
Tradisi Mewarnai Diri Untuk Mengusir Roh Jahat di Bali
Tradisi Mewarnai Diri Untuk Mengusir Roh Jahat di Bali
Tradisi Mewarnai Diri Untuk Mengusir Roh Jahat di Bali
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