About 20 thousand people of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) stodge hilly area Seger, District Pujut, Central Lombok regency, to attend the evening reception peak tradition "Bau Nyale " (catching Nyale), since Saturday (14 / 2) to Sunday night ( 15 / 2) hours early as quoted Antara News.

Evening peak reception tradition "Bau Nyale" is also the peak of the festival, cultural festival of the people carry Lombok in the south that have been held since 11 Pebruari ago.

Lombok residents from many corners, especially from Central Lombok regency was busy visiting the coastal hills and Seger is using various types of vehicles going to the flow of traffic congestion and the long queue at the entrance area of the beach.

District of Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara province and the Government agreed to the tradition of "Bau Nyale" this year's date is February 14-15, but the cultural festival was held a few days before.

Tradition "Bau Nyale" that has been hereditary since hundreds of years ago was based on the calendar year according to the Sasak.

Every year, "Nyale" or a kind of sea worm anelida (polycaetae) that appear once a year on the south coast of Lombok Island, arrested on 19 and 20 the tenth and eleventh month. Sasak marked the beginning of the year with stars shine "Rowot", while according to the Sasak tribe first days starting on 25 May and every month is calculated based on the age of 30 days.

If compared with the year of our Lord, the difference or slightly different cycle days and the tenth and eleventh ranges from the February or March.

The tradition of "Bau Nyale" conducted in the four-point beach "Selong belanak", District Praya West, The Beach, District Pujut, Mawun Beach, Tumpak Village, District Pujut, Seger and the beach, Kuta Village, District Pujut.

"Nyale" who want the arrested are believed to Putri Mandalika incarnation of the hundreds of years ago chose to plunge South Sea island of Lombok difficulties when choosing one of three princes who really want to gain.

I wonder when the dive was Princess Mandalika changed to "Nyale" which is then assumed by the public around the coast south of the Princess Mandalika changed to "nyale" so useful for many people, become the object of seizing the third earl.

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