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Pasola begins with the Odor Nyale custom implementation. Odor customary ceremony Nyale is one of gratitude for the gift it brings, which is marked by the arrival of the harvest season and abundant marine worms on the beach. Custom was held at the time of full moon and sea worms (in local language called Nyale) out on the beach. The Rato (tribal leaders) will predict when Nyale out in the morning, as daylight appeared.

After the first Nyale obtained by Rato, Nyale brought to the assembly of the Rato to be verified and studied the shape and color. When Nyale the fat, healthy, and colorful, it will get a sign of goodness and a successful harvest. Conversely, if Nyale thin and brittle, will get the plagues. After that a new Nyale arrest may be made by the community. Without getting Nyale, Pasola can not be implemented.

Pasola carried out in broad prairie, witnessed by all members of both groups are competing, the general public, as well as local and foreign tourists. 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 diameter 1.5 cm with a blunt edge. 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. In Pasola game, the audience can see directly the two groups of knights Sumba was face to face, and then rode a frisky while melesetkan javelin in the direction of the opponent.

Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara province formerly known as Sandalwood Island and is the area's best known equestrian birth in Indonesia. Sumba horse itself is the result of cross-breeding between Arabian horses and local horse so his size is larger than the local horses generally.

Pasola not simply be a form of crowd, but it becomes a form of devotion and obedience to his ancestral acclamation. Pasola a religious culture that reveals the essence of religion religiosity Marapu. Pasola to glue the fabric of brotherhood between the two groups that participated in Pasola and the general public. Pasola describe the expression of gratitude and joy of the local community, because the harvest is abundant.