Sasak Sade Village – Lombok, is an island blessed with its ethereal beauty that your heart will yearn for more. This part of East Indonesia’s beauty is naturally blessed with its geographical condition, which makes it one of the most hyped tourist destinations.
Home to turquoise clear waters, exotic beaches, lush tropical forest, and picturesque views everywhere you go, Lombok is also rich in cultures and precious heritage.
t-mates, do you agree that a journey isn’t complete without learning and immersing yourself in one’s own unique culture? It’s more than just about taking Instagrammable pictures or discovering new places.
There are always exciting things in understanding different cultures than us, so that we understand why people do things the way they do.
Not to mention the uniqueness of thousand decades of heritage that is passed down from generation to another. Here, we will introduce you to one of Lombok’s gems, Sasak Sade Village.
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How to Get There: A Little Guide
Sasak Sade Village is one of the tourism villages located in Jumput that Central Lombok offers. It’s just a couple of minutes from Lombok International Airport and the Super-Priority Destination, Mandalika.
Getting there is quite easy, since the location is accessible by a car or a motorbike. The strategic location of Sasak Sade Village makes its popularity quickly rise along with the numbers of tourists visiting.
You won’t have to worry about direction as Sasak Sade Village is located nearby a big road, and easy to spot on by its “Welcome to Sasak Village Sade” shaped in signature Sasak’s roof on the side of the road.
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Let’s Get to Know the Uniqueness of Sade Village
If you feel enough from visiting exotic beaches in Lombok, and enough with the sunlight. Then Sasak Sade Village is a perfect choice to get to know Lombok culture deeper and better.
Sasak Sade Village is where modernity and strong traditional ambience meet, it’s in fact where the uniqueness lies. The tourism village consists of approximately 150 households living in traditional thatched houses with walls from buffalo dung.
Let us introduce you deeper to the life of Sasak in Sade Village, t-mates.
1. First Thing You’ll Notice: Traditional Sasak Houses
Traditional Sasak houses are what you’ll of course greeted by and notice upon your arrival. You will see no bricks or skyscrapers here, but the strong ambience of traditional housing.
The uniqueness comes from how the buffalo dung has been used to cover the exterior walls of the house from generation to generation.
The buffalo dung is freshly applied to the house every month to keep the house in a cool temperature, and to repel mosquitoes. This tradition is still embraced until today and still being done.
In Sasak Sade Village, there are three categories of houses, all based on its functions. They called it Bale Bonter, Bale Tani, and Bale Kodong, where “Bale” means “a house” in Sasak Language.
Bale Bonter is the house for the people with authority in Sasak Sade Village, or could be a place to hold a traditional event. Bale Tani is the house to Sade’s farmers, while Bale Kodong is the house for elders, or the newly weds.
2. Bale Lumbung, Where the Harvest are Stored
Different from the rest of the houses, Bale Lumbung has different function. Bale Lumbung or the “barn’ is where the indigineous people of Sade stored their harvest.
It has been made as Central’s Lombok Regency official icon by the local government. It is a strong part of local culture that everyone is proud of.
Well, Bale Lumbung also represents how most Sasak people are depending on traditional work as their livelihood, like farming and fishing.
The Bale Lumbung is intentionally designed to be high above the ground, to protect the harvest from flood or pests. Such a unique one, right?
3. Sasak Tribe’s Own Unique Handicrafts
We are moving from the traditional houses to beautiful handicrafts made by the magic hands of Sasak tribe. From handmade bracelets to necklace, you will find unique souvenirs to bring back home in Sade.
Sade’s woven fabric is the popular one of them all, as weaving is the main tradition here in Sade.
The women of Sasak are taught to weave since they are young, it is even a mandatory requirement if one wants to tie a knot. The aim is of course to keep the weaving tradition alive from time to time.
Perfectly handmade, the woven fabrics of Sade took a whole lot of time and dedication, hence each one of them can even cost millions of Rupiah. Are you planning to buy one?
5. The Unique Peresean and Gendang Beleq Traditions
If you are lucky enough, you can also witness the unique performances of Peresean and Gendang Beleq.
Peresean is a traditional performance of a fight between two people, called Pepadus. Each of them are armed with a baton and a cowhide shield. All you’ll hear is the thumping noise as the swing of the baton meets the shield.
Don’t worry, they won’t hurt each other, it’s just a tradition that is still embraced until today.
On the other hand, Gendang Beleq is a traditional music and dance performance of Sasak people. You will see two people – usually the elders – drumming and dancing at the same time.
4. Local Delicacies that You’ll Want More
What’s better now than to indulge ourselves in Lombok’s traditional delicacies?
On our first list, we have Rembiga Satay, a Lombok-Style spiced beef satay. Different from the usual satay that can be easily found in Java Island, Rembiga Satay does not serve with peanut sauce, but with Plecing Kangkung instead.
The other one is, Bulayak Satay, another Lombok’s signature. The difference lies in the sauce, where Bulayak Satay’s sauce tastes more like a spicy curry. Bulayak Satay is eaten with Bulayak, Lontong but in a different way.
Next one, Sayur Ares, a delicious bowl of soup made from banana stalks. It is best eaten with grilled fish.
Each of the dishes can be easily found in and near Sasak Sade Village.
When is the Best Time to Visit Sade Village?
Basically, you can travel to Lombok everytime you want. However, the best time to visit Lombok starts at the end of May or beginning of June and lasts until the end of September.
Traditional performances in Sasak Sade Village can be watched if you are lucky enough, as it is performed during life-cycle ceremonies, such as celebration of wedding, funeral, birth, or on national holidays.
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