Bau Nyale Festival; Artistic Richness of Indonesian Culture
A tradition in a culture are not integral to the myth or legend that accompanies the tradition. The ancestors inherited this tradition from generation to generation so that it becomes a ritual in a culture. This is the same as occurs in the Lombok Island that also has become an annual ritual festival motivated by the legend.
Bau Nyale Festival is a regular festival of Lombok Island people. The festival is held right on the 16 point South beach - Central Lombok which extends as far as tens kilometers from east to west as Kaliantan Beach, Kuta Beach or Selong Belanak Beach. But usually Seger Beach in Kuta village, Pujut subdistrict, Central Lombok is usually the site of this annual festival.
Mandalika is a princess on the Lombok Island. Many princes her beauty was dazzling on the island of Lombok, so many who went to his marriage proposal. Confused, the princess decided to throw themselves into the South Coast. After the incident, every year comes the Nyale which is believed to be the incarnation of Mandalika princess hairs.
Bau Nyale Festival is essentially a ritual that usually catch sea worms come out at Kuta beach areas in certain months. Worms in green, brown, orange to red is going out at midnight to early morning when the coastal of sea began to recede.
These worms are captured, will be consumed by people with cooked and eaten together. According to specialists, Nyale or worms captured very good for consumption because it is rich in protein.
Before the celebration of the Festival Bau Nyale core begins, usually held several arts and traditional events such as betandak (unrequited rhyme), bejambik (giving the gift to a lover) and Belancaran (cruise boat). Not forgetting also the staging was performed drama of the story of Mandalika Princess.
After reading the prayer of a public figure, without command of thousands of people together then move down to the sea, to find Nyale. A variety of fishing gear used to catch Nyale, ranging from the net to use his bare hands.
The annual tradition in his suit giving the date of Sasak tribe, usually on one day in February and March, a date that was promised the Mandalika Princess to meet people.
When the sky began to lighten, Nyale disappeared, and the people back home, with their catch. Thus, an annual tradition has been carried out and thousands of residents will be re-assembled, when the Mandalika Princess - Nyale incarnation came back next year.
Bau Nyale Ceremony has become one of the attractions are eagerly awaited by many foreign tourists as well as a cultural asset that its implementation has become an event of national cultural events.
Bau Nyale Festival is attracting many people. Not only is the Lombok Island, but also visitors who want to see the uniqueness of this festival. Not only that, visitors can participate directly with the co-capture Nyale at the festival. The festival is also a means of unity among the community and visitors to the island of Lombok. As one of the artistic richness of Indonesian culture, Bau Nyale Festival has become a pride for the island of Lombok.
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