A TRADITIONAL CULTURE FROM LOMBOK

GOOD BOY
CREATED BY :

DEWA PUTU YUDHA PRAWIRA

A.A BAGUS RAMA WINDHU PUTRA
RIZAL AKBAR FAUZANY
I PUTU INDRA SAPUTRA
I WAYAN ANUGRAH
BAU NYALE
 INTRODUCTION
One of Lombok’s most
important and popular
festivals is Bau Nyale, “Bau
Nyale“ is word in local sasak
language. “Bau” means to
catch and “Nyale” is kind of
the sea worm. The meaning
of Bau Nyale is catch
colourful sea worms. The
Nyale is sea worms in a
variety of colours are brown
or pale cream to red and
green.
 Bau Nyale, or the Nyale Festival is celebrating
in February around 14th and 15th in Seger
Beach near Kuta beach, central Lombok
• HISTORY
The story from a legend
of Princess Mandalika,
who was the princess of
a large kingdom called
“Yellow Flower”. Princess
Mandalika was very
beautiful, as well as
being kind and well-loved
by the people of her
kingdom. So many men
wanted to marry her.
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every come
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her house
and decide
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to make
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Fearful of causing a war, instead of choosing one
of them,
King Princess
Kuripan, Mandalika
gathered declared
all the rivals that,
together and
even if shePrincess
instructed loved one of the suitors,
Mandalika sheher
to choose loved
her parents,
husband her sunrise
before kingdom theand
nextthe people of her
morning.
kingdom too much to cause a war.
Saying that, rather than choose one, she would
give herself to everyone, she threw herself into
Seger Beach, declaring that she would return
each year as a sign that she would never leave
her people.
Everyone searched the surrounding sea for the
princess, but instead of the princes they just
found colourful sea-worms, called Nyale.
According to a local priest, or Dukun, the
princess’s body had been transformed into
these sea worms, and thus they became a
traditional symbol for the Sasak people.
THE CEREMONY
The festival starts with many
attractions such as Presean
(people fighting), Adu Pantun
a form of traditional poetry,
where young people tease
with each other, competing
to form verses in a ritual
style.
In the stage, there are a drama about putri
mandalika legend. People watch it very
enthusiastic and happy.
THE CEREMONY
The highlight of the ceremony occurs when the
local priest or Dukun go to the sea to observe the
spawning Nyale. A good catch is a sign that this
year’s rice harvest will also be good. People are
collected the worms to eat them for a special
annual feast. Nyale are eaten sometimes raw
when they are caught, or steamed, fried, or made
into Pepes Nyale. In this popular local specialty,
the Nyale are mixed with coconut and spices, then
wrapped in a banana leaf and roasted over the
fire.
NYALE
THE BENEFIT OF NYALE

For Sasak People,

Nyale is used for
many thing such as
: food (Emping
Nyale, Pepes Nyale,
put in the rice field for fertile rice, traditional
medicine and many more, which magical
characteristic. Nyale contain 43,84% of
protein, 0,543% of carbohydrate.
local people of lombok or sasak people believe
that nyale can be give them prosperity for their
life, especially from agriculture sector.
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