Cultural,Ethnic And Traveling

1. BauNyale
Indonesian Nyale smell in reading Catch Nyale (Worms Wawo / Palopo in biology). Any breach or end the month of February, the peoples of Sasak Lombok will be preparing for the grand title of this Nyale Bau. Nyale smell is generally done only overnight, on the eve of the summit when this many worms popping Area south coast. Nyale is what will be eaten and was very tasty indeed, as if fried or cooked with dry chili sauce coconut milk.



n 2013 the Festival will be targeted Nyale smell attended by approximately 50,000 people and will participate in various traditional competitions. Some of them are: bekayaq, cilokaq, Peresean, begambus, unrequited rhyme, and paddle boat races. As a grand event of the people of Lombok, Bau Nyale Festival will also hold various performing arts like drama about the legend of Princess Mandalika colossal, wayang kulit, hoster torn, and theater legend Nyale Princess Nyale.Festival Bau, a unique festival held every 20th of the month 10 in Sasak calendar or five days after the full moon which usually falls in the months of February or March. For the people of Lombok Nyale or worms in this festival together gathered in the coastal region.




Central Lombok regency is one of the Level II in West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. In this area there is a coastal tourist area is very attractive and frequently visited by tourists, both local tourists and foreign tourists. The region is Seger Kuta Beach, is located in the southern part of the island of Lombok, about 65 kilometers from the city of Mataram.

Besides its natural beauty, Seger Kuta Beach also has another attraction that is no less exotic for tourists. Every once a year, between February and March, in this place held a party or a ceremony known as Bau Nyale.

Tradition of Bau Nyale ceremony passed down for generations by the Sasak tribe before the 16th century AD.
For the Sasak people, Nyale used for a variety of purposes such as: fine dining (Emping Nyale), sown to rice fields for fertility, side dishes, and other powerful drugs that are magical in accordance with their respective beliefs.