Barong Dance and Keris.Bali

Barong is a symbol of goodness in Bali, that looks almost like a lion. On the dance will be performed Barong, the fight between good (barong) against the evil symbolized by Rangda (a very scary face like a giant). But none of them is that win or lose. All that is a reflection of the lives of everyday society where good and bad or positive and negative are always in our lives. Although basically everyone wants to get things from the story baik.Inti Barong dance is taken from wayang stories from India's biggest Hindu Mahabharata ie. In this story told, one of the Pandavas (5 brothers) is Sahadewa, would be sacrificed by his mother (Goddess Kunthi) to offer to the goddess Durga (the wife of Lord Shiva who had a very scary face). But it is time to sacrifice Goddess kunthi feel very sad and did not willingly offered his son and he wanted to cancel it. Therefore cunning goddess Durga Kunthi finally changed minds and immediately became very angry with Sahadewa. And finally Sahadewa tied under a tree, waiting for the right time to offer. At that moment comes Lord Vishnu gives grace to the Sahadewa that makes him invincible. And it comes down to the goddess Durga mebunuh Sahadewa, but they were not able to do. Durga eventually even ask Sahadewa to kill himself (Goddess Durga) so he could return to heaven. After he was killed, came Kalika (goddess Durga students) and tried to kill Sahadewa. But Kalika lost and he transformed into a wild boar, hunted by the people because then he transformed again into Bird pivot (big bird) and then try to beat Sahadewa. Again Kalika last defeated and he was transformed into the goddess Durga in the form of Rangda. At the same time Sahadewa transform themselves (transformed) into Barong and fought with Kalika. in this fight that no one loses or wins. Dance dance ends with Kris, who in perankan by several men who tried to stab himself with kris tetepi none of them get hurt, because their bodies have been entered by force can not be seen denagn visible. That is a brief story of the Barong dance, for more details, please sempatkan yourself to watch this dance if vacation to Bali. This dance can be witnessed in the village every day at Batubulan at 09.30 Wita. for one hour.