Sumba is not less interesting, riding skills bareback is sublime tradition for centuries, until the recent regeneration can still see their expertise to control the horse. Bilapun being driven fast at war ritual rolling.
Pasola not a demonstration of virility of the men of West Sumba, but part of the ceremony that celebrated peak Nyale setahunsekali Festival. Starting from the third week or after the full moon appears. February was held in the Lamboya and Kodi, in March in Gaura danWanokaka.Wilayah region is a vast terrain. This event is a ritual homage to the ancestors UNDER (Marapu).
It is said that the ceremony was initiated from a folk legend. A King of the Moon has a very beautiful girl, PutriNyale. Therefore the princess sorry for the suffering population due to crop failure along the dried rice granary. Then he sacrifices himself to plunge into the sea. After that the King and the people sorry. But luck came, the harvest was successful. The princess turns change into worm-cacingkecil visiting residents every year. So the number of worms believed to determine the crop year.
The series begins with a ceremony Pasola hijacking an object sacred rice. Like the other ceremonies could not be separated from the blood. One night earlier when le or sea worms appear predictable, young girls gather at a particular beach. The men getting fist each other with their kepalantangan wrapped in leaves of wild thorn bush. Blood must flow as an offering for the Marapu. With the target hit was the eye, an injury that can be blinding in order to speed up the victory.
The next day the ceremony turned into Sodan region, or village in which Rato pendekarnya stay. There are paths that taboo to pass, there are dogs that can make the victim becomes insane when bitten. The Rato seen wearing headbands berkain merahberbentuk triangle surrounds her. Dancing and beating drums were believed to be a rare skin human skin has died.
As the rising sun had prepared two begin a battle near the beach. Then transferred to the field Pasola sacred. Altered patterns into two kabisu (two groups) are each composed of 75-150 people riding on each side. Blunt-tipped javelin javelin began flying. A warrior riding always bring 3-4 javelin, to repeat invade Previously spears are sharp as daggers be held until there is a impregnable dead. But as policy between population change it in order to avoid retaliation endless. Pasola believe it for the dead or injured is a form of penance in the spirit Marapu and Princess Nyale. (Stumps / * berbagaisumber *)
