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Pasola is part of a series of traditional ceremonies conducted the original religion Marapu Sumba. Pasola is an integral part of the annual ritual and ceremony held in conjunction with Nyale smell that usually take place in February and March.

Pasola Festival is an annual festival that celebrated the community of West Sumba when starting the growing season. In celebration of this, each ward will compete dexterity on horseback, throwing the javelin into the opponent until the opponent to bleed.

The shape is at war in two groups Pasola done with rode. Each group consists of more than 100 young men armed with spears made of wood with a diameter of 1.5 cm ujungtumpul. In this battle, the participants and horses that fall should not be attacked, but any blood coming out is believed to enrich the soil and beneficial for the next harvest.

Pasola derived from the word "sola" or "hola", which means a type of wood used for the javelin throw of each other on a horse that is being driven hard by two opposing groups. After receiving uo `pa '(pa-sola, pa-hola), it means to be a game. So Pasola or arcade games pahola means throwing wooden spears from horseback is being driven tight between the two opposing groups. Pasola is part of a series of traditional ceremonies are performed by people of Sumba are still adhered to the original religion called Marapu (local religious communities Sumba). Pasola games held in four villages in West Sumba district. These four villages include Kodi, Lamboya, Wonokaka, and Gaura.


Sumba has the grandeur of nature and culture as well exceptional magical. Contours of the island of Sumba is hilly not many plants that grow on it because it is formed of limestone especially nutrient-poor rain seldom falls. However, the truly captivating natural beauty and tourist destinations like being asleep.

To get to Sumba, there are daily flights from Bali to Waingapu in East Sumba and West Sumba Tambolaka. Sumba island can also be reached from Maumere on Flores.