Bali Dance: The Barong
The Barong is the magical protector of Balinese villages. As "lord of the
forest" with a fantastic fanged mask and long mane, he is the opponent of
Rangda the female witch who rules over the spirits of darkness in the never ending
fight between good and evil. During the Galungan and Kuningan festivals the Barong
(there are many types, including barong keket, baring jaran, barong landung, barong
macan, and barong bangkal) wanders from door to door (nglawang) cleansing the
territory of evil influences.
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