A WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE – FACE

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A WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE – FACE

The face of Barong.
The face of Barong.

This week a word a week challenge is: Face. The picture was taken back in September 2012 at the Barong Dance Show at Bali. Barong Dance itself is a well known dance to the tourist, and one of the main event that they want to see when they come to Bali.

This dance is the classic example of Balinese way of acting out mythology, resulting in myth and history being blended into one reality.

The story goes that Rangda, the mother of Erlangga, the King of Bali in the tenth century, was condemned by Erlangga’s father because she practiced black magic. After she became a widow, she summoned all the evil spirits in the jungle, the leaks and the demons, to come after Erlangga. A fight occurred, but she and her black magic troops were too strong that Erlangga had to ask for the help of Barong. Barong came with Erlangga’s soldiers, and fight ensued. Rangda casted a spell that made Erlangga soldiers all wanted to kill themselves, pointing their poisoned keris into their own stomachs and chests. Barong casted a spell that turned their body resistant to the sharp keris. At the end, Barong won, and Rangda ran away.

Somebody can die or get seriously injured in a Barong dance. It is said that if Rangda’s spell is too strong, a weak soldier may not be able to resist it, even with the help of Barong. He may end up hurting himself with his own keris.

The masks of Barong and Rangda are considered sacred items, and before they are brought out, a priest must be present to offer blessings by sprinkling them with holy water taken from Mount Agung, and offerrings must be presented.

 

15 Comments

  • Barong is one of great heritage of Indonesia, but trully it scares me a large .. 🙂 by the way it looks.

    • when you see the show… you’ll be more terrified.

      • yo wis gak jadi ke bali aku…
        *he he he padahal belum ada planning kesana juga 🙂 *

      • hahahahaha

  • Anjir, gambarnya bikin kaget!

    • hahaha… kaget napa mas bro?

      • Kan ngeliat dari wp-reader, jadi keliatan gede gitu gambarnya, kaya setan 😀

      • o iya. di reader jadi gede… 😀
        padahal dah di resize tuh.

      • Ciyus Mi, demi suburrrr 😀

      • sekelas Raf bisa kaget lihat barong? ciyus? kirian Raf…
        wk wk wk 😀

      • Hahah, kaget bener. 😀

  • A striking photograph … looks like a shaman … and an interesting story with which I was unfamiliar. Thanks! 🙂

    • come and watch it…
      🙂 and i bet you’ll gonna love Bali.

    • kenapa mba dengan barong?

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