Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Festival Bau Nyale


The ceremony has become a tradition Bau Nyale local communities that are difficult to be abandoned, because they believe that this ceremony has a dagger that can bring prosperity to those who appreciate them and harm (hazard) for people who underestimated. Nyale is a kind of marine worm that usually lives under the sea water, like in rock holes.
Core event in this festival is to capture Nyale that only appear once a year in some specific locations in the South Coast of Lombok Island. If many Nyale coming out, it signifies the agricultural population will be successful.
Festival Bau Nyale Usually in February / March.
Nyale they’ve caught on the beach, they usually spread into paddy fields for fertility. If lucky, you will get a lot of Nyale which, according to research, Nyale have high protein content and proven capable of removing substances that can kill germs. How to cook Nyale prevalent among people of Lombok is by Nyale wrap with banana leaves and then burn it, which is called Pepes
Nyale always appeared on the South coast of Central Lombok, exactly at 16 points beach that extends as far as tens of kilometers from east to west, such as coastal Kaliantan Beach, Kuta Beach, and Beach Selong Belanak.


History

In ancient times along the South Coast there is the kingdom of Beru Tonjang led by a king who has a beautiful princess named Princess Mandalika. Her beauty was more dazzling princes on the island of Lombok. Since the number of proposal to her and Princess Mandalika can not choose either one of them, the Princess decided to throw themselves into the South Coast and promised to return once a year. In accordance with his word, he returned every year but in the form Nyale.

 source : http://tourismworldtravel.com/

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