AN ANALYSIS on SYMBOLISM USED in REBA TRADITIONAT GURU SINA Wilibrodus Kumi Department of Language and Literature, Kanjuruhan University of Malang Jl
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AN ANALYSIS ON SYMBOLISM USED IN REBA TRADITIONAT GURU SINA Wilibrodus Kumi Department of Language and Literature, Kanjuruhan University of Malang Jl. S. Supriadi 48 Malang 65148, East Java, Indonesia Phone (+62) 82234033477 E-mail : [email protected] Siane Herawati Department of Language and Literature, Kanjuruhan University of Malang Jl. S. Supriadi 48 Malang 65148, East Java, Indonesia Phone (+62) 8179657789 E-mail : [email protected] Maria G. Sriningsih Department of Language and Literature, Kanjuruhan University of Malang Jl. S. Supriadi 48 Malang 65148, East Java, Indonesia Phone (+62) 85933033177 E-mail : [email protected] Abstract: Reba Tradition is part of Guru Sina‘s tradition and an event which is interested to participate, many kinds of symbols used on it. Reba Tradition is not separated from language. By using language, the researcher can express our thought, idea, emotion, and feeling. Because language is an important aspect of human life and social communication among the members of society. Therefore, the researcher has been interested in studying this problem by formulating four researcher problems such as: What is the background of Reba Tradition at Guru Sina? How are the implementation process of Reba tradition at Guru Sina? What are symbols and meaning of those symbols are used in Reba tradition at Guru Sina?and What are functions Reba tradition for people at Guru Sina? This study has two significances of the study, theoretically and practically. Theoretically, the result of this study will give the description about the symbols are used in Reba tradition. Practically, the researcher hopes this research is useful to enrich Reba tradition and as additional knowledge for people or student both from Ngada or others. The research of this thesis is descriptive qualitative research. It is intended to describe about the symbols, and also the symbols meaning used in Reba tradition. Key words: Symbols and Reba Tradition 100 Introduction Human being is a creature that has a custom which always organize lives in a group and biologically has an their daily life and finally its form a organ that is in under capacity of culture. Culture has close relationship physical capability in case compared with tradition, habit, custom, belief and with another creature like animals. the circle of life. Although human being has weaknesses, but their brain already developed by Culture begins with giving a language to form ideas and concepts for viewpoint, and then language gives the choose the alternative action in human. oral idea of expression which responses According to Koentjaraningrat to the viewpoint. As one example is (1990:78),ideas and concepts are able to Reba traditional ceremonythat still communicate with symbols which we preserved. Reba tradition has symbols call as language. Language causing the that left a message in it.To know the human being to obtain a study about meaning of Reba tradition, the environment with concretely researcher used semiotic analysis experience without get comprehension method. Semiotic is a science or of that event. Based on the definition analytical method to assess the sign or above, it can be concluded that only symbol.Symbol is sign that has a hidden human possesses a language that is used meaning to represent something and it to communicate or interact with their call as symbolism. Symbolism is the use group. of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that Language has a big contribution are different from their literal sense. for people in daily interaction. In this study the researcher According to Wardaugh (1973:122) would like to deeply learn about the stated that language is a system arbitrary meaning of symbols used in Reba vocal symbol used for human tradition at Guru Sina village. communication. Althoughthere are many traditional ceremony such as -a‘i (traditional Language is very useful in social dance), .a Sa‘o (inauguration relation, especially to express our ceremony of a new traditional house), feeling, emotion, and idea. By using Mata (funeral ceremony), and Reba language, all of man caninteractand (expression of gratitude ceremony). The communicate each other in society life. most famous ceremony is Rebatradition, This fact proves that human beings that the researcher uses to explain in this cannot be separated one and another in research. their life. Reba is traditional ceremony that aims to honor and grateful to the Human beings certainly live services of the ancestors. This ceremony together whereas interaction happens in is also used to evaluate many things a society life. Society itself can be about social life in the previous year that described as gather of human associate have been undertaken by the society of or interaction. They always use Ngada, especially in Guru Sina language to interact among human society.In this ceremony, every people being. In other words, definition of will ask for guidanceof society is the unity of human life that Godandancestorstohave a better lifein 100 the New Year. The ceremony isheld in about symbolism that is used in everyNew Year, precisely on January Reba tradition in Ngada culture. and February. The main courseinthis partyis uwi and it symbolize asa source Literature Review ofnever-endingfoodprovided bythe Literature review is basically earth.Rebais notjusta party, buta form theory and concept of absolute scientist ofgajagora (excitement) in used in the writing of science or Ngadacommunity. Rebaceremonycan research that can be tested truth. The be seenineachdistrict thatis researcher explains the thories that are locatedinNgada regency such asAimere, closely related to the topic of this study. Bajawa, Golewa, and Jerebu'u. In order to maintain the validity and Furthermore, the researcher only complexity related to the topic, the focuses to study on Reba tradition that researcher will discuss clearly in this celebrated in Guru Sina village. discussion. For more detail we can see Geographically, the location of explanations about theory bellow: Guru Sina village is in Ngada Regency, NTT Province, Flores Island. Language is important part of Watumanu village as a research area communication in human being with the capital Guru Sina. Topography interaction ,whenever, everywhere, and of this hilly region is surrounded by a whatever form of communication. It few times to dry and the people on the means that, language cannot be sparated plantation side slope above average of from people around society. The crucial 40• C. The climatic conditions with six of language in human life is determine cycles of wet, ranging from november to the way how they make communication april, and six dry months between mey each others. Some definitions of until october. At present, 33 families language are sounds, words, gestures, live in Guru Sina, belonging to the three and etc. All of these are used by human clans such asAgo Ka‘e, Ago Azi, and to deliver something or communicate Kabi. thoughts and feellings. There are several reasons why the researcher interested to observe Human beings is a creature about symbols used in Reba which live in a group and biologically tradition.First,to know the background has an organ that be in under capacity of of Reba tradition implementation. physical capability in comparison with Second, the researcher want to know another creature like animals. Although about the implementationprocesses of they have weaknesses, human brain Reba tradition. Third, to know symbols already developed by language to form and meaning of those symbols are used ideas and concepts for choose the in Rebatradition and the functions of alternative action in human regimen. Reba tradition for people at Guru Sina. Research on symbolism used in Language and Culture Reba tradition at Guru Sinais expected The relation between language toprovidebenefitsare: and culture is not far from the truth The result of this study is which use in society. The area of expected to be useful for the overlap between language and culture resercher to get knowledge consist of all part of language as a way of signaling identity with one cultural 101 group and difference from others. things about social life in the previous Language and culture according to year that has been undertakenby the According to Ronald (1998:216) stated community of Ngada. In this ceremony, that the relation between language and families and communities asking for culture is the structure of the language guidance of God and ancestors to have a determines the way in which speaker of better life in the New Year. that language view the world. A The ceremony is held in every somewhat weaker version is that New Year, precisely on January or structure does not determine the world- February. The host for this view but still extremely influential in ceremonyevery year always turn son. predisposing speakers of the language The day before begin Reba celebration, toward adopting a particular world- performedthe opening view. ceremony(su'iuwi). On the night of the eventsu'iuwi, people which present at Symbol the time will do kamaki Reba (eat and drink) while waiting for morning. In the Symbols are the basis for all morning, whenthe ceremonytakes place, human understanding and serve as guests are provided withfoodand drinks vehicles for conception for all human thatare ripe andready to knowledge. According to Williams eat(Ngetabhaghingia, mamiutumogo. (1971: 69) colors often have symbolic Kasipapa vara, inu si papapinu).The connotation: in the western world, —red“ main courseinthis partyis uwi. For brings to mind anger (and communism), Ngada residents, uwiheralded asa source —blue“ emotional depression, —yellow“ ofnever-endingfoodprovided bythe cowardice, —white“ purity and earth. Therefore, Ngada residents will innocence, —blacN“ evil and mourning never have an experience of food (although among black, there has been a insecurity or mal nutrition. recent trend to reverse the traditional symbolism Ey associations —blacN“ with This ceremonyisto goodness and —white“ with badness.To combinetraditionalelementswith the human mind, symbols are cultural religion.