Songka Bala: Reflection of the tenth Muharram Tradition for the Tenro Community

Keywords

ritual, songkabala, local wisdom

Abstract

This article discusses the results of research on a ritual performed routinely by one of the community groups in South Sulawesi i.e the Tenro community in the Selayar Islands Regency. The ceremony or ritual ceremony is held in every tenth of Muharram month commonly called Asyura. For the Tenro community, this ritual is called by the ritual name songka bala or in the Indonesian language is called tolak bala. The ritual is a manifestation of society to reconcile with nature that is believed to have magic power. With these rituals, the people of Tenro hope to be spared from various problems, disasters, angry danger, disease outbreaks and all forms of evil. This research aims to reveal the value of local wisdom contained in songka bala ritual. The method used for primary data collection is field research using several techniques. Observation, recording, interview, and transcription techniques are the main techniques used in primary data collection. The result of this research shows that the ritual procession of songka bala involves all layers of Tenro community. The offerings which are prepared very simply consists of onde-onde, kalasa, and drinking water. The ritual is led directly by a custom leader, accompanied by three members. The core of this ritual is the request of prayer to the Almighty that the citizens of Tenro as a whole are always in His protection. There is no place to plead and ask except to the Almighty. In addition, the value of simplicity, togetherness, obedience, respect for the Patriarch, and Sincerest Attitude to the Almighty is an important point in the songka bala ritual. All of which can be integrated to become local wisdom. Local wisdom not only owned by the Tenro community, but will belong to this nation.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dafirah Dafirah
AU  - Pammuda Pammuda
AU  - Bahar Akkase Teng
AU  - Esti Pertiwiningsih
PY  - 2018/11
DA  - 2018/11
TI  - Songka Bala: Reflection of the tenth Muharram Tradition for the Tenro Community
BT  - Proceedings of the International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Cultural Studies (BASA 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 39
EP  - 46
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/25906065
ID  - Dafirah2018/11
ER  -