Pasar Malam Tugu
Traditional Night Market New Year’s Eve Party
Monday, 31st December 2014
The traditional Lombok way of celebrating is no less merry than exotic. At Tugu Lombok, a jovial celebration is in line with its mission of presenting in life the immense richness of the island culture that had been formed through hundreds of years, through one kingdom to another. This richness, unique to most places in the world, is really how the most humble people lived since the time of the Majapahit Kingdom. Every single day from one dawn to the next one, had been a day of festivities.
Hotel Tugu Lombok celebrates the PASAR MALAM TUGU LOMBOK, the lively traditional village market life that has existed since hundreds of years. Different vendors from traditional villages and islands came to present their specialties; delicacies that they have loved since they were small, that have been cooked for them by their great grandmothers, passed on to their mothers, from their mothers to them, and finally will be passed on to their daughters and granddaughters. Each of these vendors, wearing their traditional daily wear, will craft or sell these dishes in front of their customers while chattering to their neighboring vendor.
The night begins with the royal parade of TUGUDOM, portraying the festive arrival of the Majapahit kingdom royal entourage while visiting the island and continue with The Satay Parade of the Village Vendors. Satays, now popular all over the world. In the old days, every evening just before 6 PM, the women of the village, young and old, would put on their colorful sarong and their kebaya top, put their satays in the basket they carried behind their back with a sling, and came down to the night markets or the village squares. Since there were so many of them (approx 10 village women), these women and their satays were then known and identified by the batik sarong (also known as ’sewek’) they wore.
As we peacefully say good-bye to 2014 and welcome a hopeful 2015, the most interesting theatrical performance of Lombok’s warrior dance GENDANG BELEQ. In the prehistoric era, Gendang Beleq was originally performed to send Lombok warriors off to battle and again to welcome their return. But the entertainment doesn’t stop: our homegrown talents will play groovy sounds to which you can dance and sing along! Acoustic band will musically take you on a journey of rock & roll, soul, jazz, reggae and all time favorites.
As we get closer to midnight, we will take you to the beach around the bondfire, where the party continues – rustic and island-style – where you are expected to dance barefooted in the sand under the stars to your heart’s content, to tropical tunes until we countdown to the endings of the year 2014 with a FIREWORK explosion.
Even better – stay up to watch the majestic first sunrise of 2015, over Mount Rinjani and the spiritually silent waters of Tugu Lombok.
USD 115 net per person and 50% off for children’s below 12 yo
Phone: +62-370-6120111 or Email: lombok[at]tuguhotels[dot]com
