NYONGKOLAN

Lombok as one of the small islands in Indonesia that has many unique cultures seen in the procession of ritual and ritual society. One of their unique designs appears in the wedding procession. This series of processes begins with Selarian, is the man who brought his girlfriend from home to go to the man's house to get married.

 The next day, the man will send family or friends as his deputy to come to the woman's house to help her get married to the man, this procession is called Selabar. Something unique in the process is that already gone for Selarian will not come even with his marriage, the procession must run perfectly. After Selabar, the women's families will send their representatives (men) to conduct a wedding ceremony or merariq as a procession to obtain the legality of marriage. And the last procession called Nyongkolan, this process is for marriage and bring the woman back home to meet family. During the process, it takes a lot of people to find from men's house to woman's house, interesting to see the procession because the people who perform traditional customs are colorful, the Beleq Gendang music and the decoration to make it very enjoyable. In every parade of Nyongkolan must have Pembayun, is the parent who believes to speak and do Adu Pantun Sasak (sasak poetry battle) very well. When a woman arrives, Pembayun will be in front of the group and be the only person who can talk to the female family. He will speak a very polite sasak language and perform a santana pantun until his victory. And the losers must count the money or what they are wearing at the moment, like a watch for the winner. After this session, the woman can make their family. Parade line Numbness is divided into three parts; The first part is a line from a date with friends, consumed by women wearing lombok custom clothes. In the second line is the part that is part of the music (Gendang Beleq or Kecimol). This procession is easy to find in Central Lombok, available every Saturday and Sunday especially after Lebaran Holiday.

The parade is also the reason for traffic congestion in Lombok but it will not make people bored because they can see the creative, the music and the habits while in the traffic. and here you will be invited to mingle to follow the stage of nyongkolan and our guide is ready to guide you to know all the information and activation from nyongkolan