bau nyale lombok island

Odor Nyale party is a tradition Sasak tribe, tribal island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, especially along the coast of Central and South Lombok is routinely carried out every year. Party tradition inherited Odor Nyale hereditary by this Sasak tribe since before the 16th century AD.

This tradition is related to the folklore that developed in the community Pujut. Pujut is a name of the district which is part of Central Lombok regency, are in a position south / southeast from the point of the capital city of Lombok Tengah (Praya) with the distance about 15 km to the south.

According to custom, the community in conducting this ceremony held at Seger Kuta Beach (South Beach). It is said that the story that a king enthroned in a kingdom called the Kingdom of Tunjung Bitu in writing and literature palm Jejawen Tonjeng Beru, the King had a daughter named Princess Mandalika. Her face was beautiful, slim body and fine temperament. His personal charm to make the princes of the country fell in love to it as a wife.

There is not a prince had come to apply repudiated. That is what caused the princes hostile and potentially open warfare. Initially, Princess Mandalika make decisions, her future husband is determined from the winner in the battle that will be a main. Who won the war, he was the right to edit it. However, Princess Mandalika finally inner conflict. He was restless and pensive figure out how to avoid bloodshed. There is no other option for the Princess. He also decided to sacrifice himself.

In front of her parents, the princes, and its people, the Princess gave up her soul. On top of a rock, the princess went into the open sea.

Before the plunge, Princess Mandalika said, "O Kakanda - kakandaku a very I love and loved ones, and all kalewarga Kingdom Tonjeng Beru / Blue Tunjung this I've made a mistake (Nyalaq) because all Kakanda Satria-kakandaku is a courageous and powerful mandraguna, besides that I really love you as kalawarga Tunjung Blue, if I was carried off by a knight who is this, obviously there will be bloodshed and I will not be together again with you guys, this thing that I can not do and will never exist hearts and my mind, as a daughter of King consequent (overlapping) and will never break her promise, to fulfill the promise that once I say, then I will throw themselves at sea south of this, 20 months later on December 10 Sasak calendar, I will come up with a form another for everyone-not exist unless it were to enjoy and feel the fleece. "

Along with the waterfall the Princess to the sea, wind, lightning and thunder and lightning strike. The atmosphere at the beach becomes a mess. Voice heard screams everywhere.

A moment later, the atmosphere relaxed. The prince and the royal family immediately find the Princess in a place where she immersed herself. There was no sign of the Princess in that place.

However, suddenly popping up small animals which is very large from the seabed. Worm-shaped marine animals that have a very beautiful color, a mix of white, black, green, yellow, and brown. The animal was then called Nyale.

People who witnessed the incident believe, is the reincarnation of Princess Nyale Mandalika. In accordance with the Princess's message, they finally roll in and are competing to take the sea worms as much as possible to be enjoyed as a sign of love for the Princess.

Taking a marine worm that came to be known in Lombok as Bau Nyale (catch Nyale).

That's the sacrifice of the princess to avoid war is happening. The location was believed to place Princess Mandalika plunge into the sea now known as Seger Kuta Beach, Lombok Tengah.

And, a more traditional ceremony known as the Feast of Odor Nyale this is one concrete example that shaped the history trail Folklore, especially the Folklore partly oral.

As for the story of Princess Mandalika can be categorized as one of the traces of history in the form of a legend that is believed true by the Sasak ethnic community.

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