DirectRooms.com – Witness The Battle Between Good And Evil In Bali

Released on: October 11, 2010, 4:04 am
Author: Lek Boonlert
Industry: Travel

DirectRooms.com highlights that the island of Bali will see a series of major celebrations as one of the island’s most important religious festivals takes place in December.

For eleven days from 8th to 18th December 2010 people will be heading to the nearest temple to pay respect to the Gods of Bali and to donate food to the spirits of their ancestors.

Galungan festival is a mix of celebrations and is a symbol of good defeating evil as told through the tale of Barong and Rangda. Barong is the protector of all Balinese people and the legend tells of a battle and the eventual conquering of the evil witch Rangda.

This story is told in the form of a dance with performers wearing colourful costumes of Barong featuring a head of a lion and a shaggy mane. In the dance Rangda tries to make Barong’s followers stab themselves with a sword, known as a kris, but the devotees are protected by a magical trance.

Celebrations for the festival also include a huge feast with families preparing local dishes of ground pork as well as native fruits and vegetables. People using a hotel in Bali during the time of the event will be able to see the festivities being held everywhere on the island as residents line the streets to watch the parades.

Lek Boonlert, marketing head at DirectRooms.com commented: “During Galungan Bali is packed with visitors and people returning home to be with friends and family for the festival. Hotel availability is going to be tight for the event so people should go online to book early.”

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About DirectRooms
DirectRooms is an independent discount hotel reservations company based in Asia.
Established and online since 2000 with over 50,000 hotels worldwide.

For further information please contact Lek Boonlert:

Email: lek@directrooms.com
Tel: + 66 (0)76 241 145
Website: http://directrooms.com

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