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==Festivals== A traditional event called the '''Nyale Festival''', or Bau Nyale (meaning "to catch the sea worms<ref name="baliad" />), is held between February and March. The event focuses on catching the spawning parts of ''[[Palola viridis]]'', which are known as ''nyale'' or ''wawo''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Panca Nugraha |date=10 February 2020 |title=More than Sea Worms: Bau Nyale Seeks to Charm Tourists with Legends, Festivities |language=en |work=The Jakarta Post |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/travel/2020/02/10/more-than-sea-worms-bau-nyale-seeks-to-charm-tourists-with-legends-festivities.html |access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="baliad">{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=Bau Nyale… Lombok's Unique Festival |url=https://www.baliadvertiser.biz/bau_nyale/ |access-date=11 October 2020 |website=Bali Advertiser |language=en}}</ref> In local legend, nyale are believed to be the reincarnation of the beautiful Princess Mandalika, who had jumped into the sea to drown herself off Seger beach, after her father had set up a contest for potential suitors to fight one another to win her hand in marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 September 2019 |title=The Exciting Bau Nyale Festival 2018 in the Enchanting Lombok Island |url=https://www.indonesia.travel/au/en/event-festivals/the-exciting-bau-nyale-festival-2018-in-the-enchanting-lombok-island |access-date=11 October 2020 |website=Indonesia Travel |language=en}}</ref>
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