Functions and Values of Ritual “Larung Sesaji Kelud” in the Community of Around Kelud Mountain
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MediaTor, Vol 10 (2), MediaTor,Desember 2017,Vol 10 156-164 (2), Desember 2017, 156-164 Functions and Values of Ritual “Larung Sesaji Kelud” in the Community of around Kelud Mountain 1Anam Miftakhul Huda, 2Atwar Bajari, 3Asep Saeful Muhtadi, 3Dadang Rahmat 1Islamic University of Balitar, Indonesia. 2,3,4Communication Faculty, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Abstract. Larung sesaji kelud is a customary ritual held in the crater of Mount Kelud. This traditional Javanese cultural ceremony is being held every month Suro (Javanese calendar). This ritual is taken place in the Sugihwaras Village, Ngancar District, Kediri. This research uses qualitative method. Qualitative method is a research procedure that produces descriptive data in the form of written or oral data of the people observed. The data in this research are the result of interview with informant and act of ceremony performer. Larung sesaji means to reject the oath of Lembu Suro deceived Goddess Kilisuci. “Yoh, Kediri mbesuk bakal pethuk piwalesku sing makaping-kaping, yaiku Kediri bakal dadi kali, Blitar dadi latar, lan Tulungagung dadi kedung “ furthermore this sacred ritual performed as a form of gratitude to the God as a ruler, and also to reverence to the ruler of Mount Kelud. Larung sesaji Kelud as cultural preservation has spiritual values, as well as tourism asset so it can improve the economy of the local communities. Keywords: function and values, Ritual of Larung Sesaji, community of Kelud Abstrak. Larung Sesaji Kelud adalah sebuah ritual adat yang ada kawah Gunung Kelud. Upacara adat ini diadakan setiap bulan Suro (penanggalan Jawa). Ritual sesaji ini digelar di Desa Sugihwaras, Kecamatan Ngancar, Kabupaten Kediri. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif. Metode kualitatif adalah prosedur penelitian yang menghasilkan data deskriptif berupa data tertulis atau lisan orang yang diobservasi. Data dalam penelitian ini adalah hasil wawancara dengan informan dan pelaku pelaksana upacara. Larung Sesaji dimaksudkan untuk menolak bala sumpah Lembu Suro yang ditipu Dewi Kilisuci. “Yoh, Kediri mbesuk bakal pethuk piwalesku sing makaping-kaping, yaiku Kediri bakal dadi kali, Blitar dadi latar, lan Tulungagung dadi kedung “ ~Lembu Sura~ selain itu ritual suci ini sebagai bentuk rasa syukur kepada tuhan penguasa, dan juga bentuk rasa hormat pada penguasa Gunung Kelud. Ritual Larung Sesaji Kelud sebagai pelestarian budaya, mempunyai nilai-nilai spiritual, serta sebagai aset parwisata sehingga meningkatkan perekonomian masyarakat sekitar. Kata kunci: fungsi dan nilai, Ritual Larung Sesaji, masyarakat Kelud 156 Anam Miftakhul Huda, dkk. Functions and Values of Ritual “Larung Sesaji Kelud”... INTRODUCTION is hoped that the spirit will be benign, and Traditional rituals are parts of the willing to help human life (Endraswara, community’s life, especially for Javanese 2003: 195). culture which is famous as “klenik” or Rini (2014) found the Tradition of mystical culture. That culture is not Larung Sesaji was closely related to the separated by the rituals that must be preservation of the environment and the done to communicate with the creatures fulfillment of the religious needs of local in another world or mystic. It same with communities. By performing of Larung ritual of Larung Sesaji which exist in the Sesaji, the community gained inner peace community of around mount kelud. This and the nature is maintained well to avoid ritual is a heritage of ancestors believed disaster. by the people of around mount Kelud to Mount Kelud is one of the most escape from the tantrums of this volcano. active volcanoes in Indonesia. Kelud Some theories and definitions of has last eruption on February 13, 2014. culture will be explain in this chapter, Mount Kelud is one of the volcanoes Soemardjan and Soemardi (in Soekanto, which has a traditional ceremony because 2007) formulate, culture as all the work, the people’s trust is still very strong taste and creation of society. The work of against supernatural powers. One of the society produces technology and material activities in the custom is a ritual. Ritual is culture or physical culture (material a technique, the way to make our habitual culture) needed by humans to control the activities become holly. Rituals create natural surroundings so that the strength and care for myths, social and religious and results can be devoted to the needs of customs. Ritual can be personal or group, society. its form can be prayer, dance, and drama. The purpose of ritual is still attached Rituals are usually performed in certain to the community, though the developed special place that believed to give a society, the norms and the values of blessing to them. Ritual of Mount Kelud life are learned through education, both is an annual ceremony which is celebrated formally and nonformally, whereas in by the community around Mount Kelud. traditional societies there is a socialization This event is celebrated every month Suro tool called traditional ceremony, which is in Javanese calendar. a social activity involving citizens in the Based on the explanation above, effort to achieve Common safety goals whether the ritual just as a bar of (Soepanto 2011: 5). reinforcements or it has values and other Various activities of the work, functions? This formulation became the taste and creations of the society is basic research of this study.This research called a culture. Including of ritual has cultural communication knowledge Larung Sesaji Kelud is a culture that is which has values and functions from done by the community around Mount ritual Larung Sesaji Kelud. The impact Kelud. Referring to the phenomenon of this activities are not a hindrance from of the volcano. In the implementation the mystical ritual but there are also non- of traditional ceremonies required ubo mystical or in the field of social economy rampen or sesaji. Sesaji is the actualization in society. of the mind, desire, and feelings of The purpose of this study is to people to get closer to God. Sesaji are describe the perception of the community also a symbolic discourse that is used as around Mount Kelud in the Ritual Sesaji a means of spiritual ‘negotiation’ to the of Mount Kelud. Community has its own spiritual magic. The purpose of this ritual peculiarities in giving the meaning of that is to save the people from the bad magic. ritual. By feeding symbolically to the spirits, it 157 MediaTor, Vol 10 (2), Desember 2017, 156-164 METHODS RESULTS AND DISCUSSION This research uses qualitative Mount Kelud is a strato volcano method. Qualitative method is a research which is the most dangerous mountain procedure that produces descriptive data in East Java. Mount Kelud is considered in the form of written or oral data of the ‘nurturing’ the people of Kediri and people observed. Based on the philosophy Blitar. Mount Kelud is like mountains of rationalism that a valid science is in Java Island in general, close to the obtained from intellectual understanding local wisdom and belief. Kelud, in Java and the ability to argue logically. In is cleaning something from dust or empirical reality is a single reality sweeping. Kelud can also be interpreted not interpreted from the perspective as a tool to clean something. (Muhadjir, 2000: 83-84). Local people believe that The data in this research are the every Kelud eruption has a natural effort result of interview with informant and act to clean up the negative elements of of perpetrator of ceremony. At traditional human life and also as a means of re- ritual ceremony happens. Collecting data synergy between nature and humans. in this study through in-depth interviews The relationship between community and and observations In Sugihwaras Village, Mount Kelud is also manifested through Ngancar Districts, Kediri, East Java. folklore. Starting from the myth of Lembu The researcher’s informant is a Suro versus Dewi Kilisuci person who is used to provide information about the situation and condition of the “Yoh, Kediri mbesuk bakal pethuk research background (Moleong 2000:97). piwalesku sing makaping-kaping, Informants are people who really know yaiku Kediri bakal dadi kali, Blitar dadi the problems to be researched. In this latar, lan Tulungagung dadi kedung “ research there are two informants, they ~Lembu Sura~ ( The famous Javanese are: myths in the Kelud community about (1) Key informants, are people who the promise of Lembu Suro to Blitar, really understand the problems Tulungagung and Kediri areas against to be researched. While the key to the betrayal of Dewi Kilisuci) informants in this research are village head of Sugihwaras and the elder of The above sentence is “sepatan” or Sugihwaras. Both of them are the most curse which pronounced by Lembu Suro, understand people about ceremonial a legendary figure that characterizes the ritual of Larung Sesaji. history of Kediri in East Java. As well (2) Non key informants, are people who as the history of Majapahit Kingdom. are deemed to know the problems to According to local legend, Mount Kelud be researched, they are the villagers caused by the betrayal of a princess of sugihwaras who participated in the named Dewi Kilisuci between two loves ritual Larung Sesaji ceremony. of kings who compete to marry her, they Instruments of data collection are are Lembu Suro and Mahesa Suro. Dewi the form of interview guides, recording Kilisuci is the daughter of Jenggolo devices, cameras and notebook. Manik. Because of her beauty both of two Through qualitative methods, it kings fighting over to compete her, both allows researchers to organize, criticize, of Lembu Suro and Mahesa Suro are not and clarify interesting data. Thus, this normally human being, because of the qualitative research leads researchers to ones human-headed bulls is Lembu Suro gain unexpected findings and build new and the other human-headed buffalo is theoretical frameworks (Endraswara, mahesa Suro.