Sumbanese Pasola Festival

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Sumbanese Pasola Festival

Pasola is the name of the former war ritual festival. Participant divide into two groups of some Sumbanese men. Every participant ride coloring horse, they begin war by throwing wooden spears on each other. The traditional ceremony held on the path of sympathy unique and traditional norms, each year in February and March.

The festival takes place during February in Lamboya and Kodi. The main activity begins several days after the full moon and coincides with the arrival of the annual coast strange and multicolored to the sea - Nyale. The precise date of the event decided to Rato during the Wulapodu (Pasola month of fasting month).

Pasola is derived from the word meaning Sola Hola or type of a long wooden stick used as a spear throwing each other by two opposing groups of riders. The horses used for this ritual are usually mounted by the brave and skilled men selected port traditional customs. In its broadest and deepest meaning really Pasola not just something on research, but something is appreciating the value, because there are other elements closely tied behind her.

The people of Sumba believe that the ritual has a very close link in the habit of the people because it organizes the behavior and habit of the people so that the balance between the physical condition - the material needs and mental - spiritual needs can be easily created, or in other words, the ritual is supposed to be able to crystallize the habits and opinions of the people so that they can live happily in both the land and sky. In addition, Pasola is also suspected of having a close relationship to activity in the agriculture field, so any bloodshed (sacrifice of cattle or men participating in the game) is considered as the symbol of prosperity must exist. Without Pasola blood mean nothing to them. Those who died in the arena Pasola are suspected of having broken the law tradition, the fasting month.

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