By observation
Bau Nyale
February, the 20th day of the tenth Sasak month
Fixed from lunar observation and confirmed by the appearance of the nyale; the official announcement issues some weeks beforehand.
Sasak
People Nusa Tenggara Barat
Maintained Contested
A Sasak-speaking people of Lombok, largely Muslim, with communities at Bayan practising Wetu Telu, a form of Islam interwoven with local custom.
Wetu Telu
Wetu Telu — the three times — is distinguished from Waktu Lima, the five-times Islam of the mainstream. The name is often explained as the number of obligations observed; that explanation is itself disputed, and some adherents describe telu as a cosmological framework rather than a count of prayers.
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Narrative
Princess Mandalika
The narrative of a princess who, to avert war among her suitors, casts herself into the sea and returns each year as the nyale…
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Practice
Bau Nyale
The gathering of nyale sea worms on Lombok's south coast at a time determined by observation, connected with the Mandalika…
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Practice
Peresean
A contest between two men with rattan and hide shields in Lombok, formerly connected with the request for rain.
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