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REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL EDUCATION ISSN: 2146-0353 ● © RIGEO ● 11(3), SUMMER, 2021 www.rigeo.org Research Article The Teachings of Character in Local Wisdom Study On: Labuhan Alit Parangkusumo Rituals Ken Widyatwati1 Dadang Suganda2 Faculty of Humanities, Padjadjaran University of Faculty of Humanities, Padjadjaran University of Bandung, Indonesia Bandung, Indonesia [email protected] Reiza D. Dienaputra3 Titin N. Mamun4 Faculty of Humanities, Padjadjaran University of Faculty of Humanities, Padjadjaran University of Bandung, Indonesia Bandung, Indonesia 1Corresponding author Faculty of Humanities, Padjadjaran University of Bandung, Indonesia Email: [email protected]. Abstract The Labuhan Alit Parangkusumo ritual is carried out every 30th of the month of Rajab on the Javanese calendar. The symbolic meaning in the Labuhan Alit ritual can be revealed from the uba rampe (ritual equipment), and the behavior patterns shown by ritual actors and participants. The Labuhan Alit ritual can make people into one unit regardless of religion, race, and ethnic. The ritual actors and participants become one unit as guardians of the existence of the Yogyakarta Palace and the Labuhan Alit Parangkusumo ritual. This paper focuses on the local wisdom function of the Labuhan Alit ritual as a source of education and teachings for the community in maintaining inter- religious harmony. Important teachings that can be learned in the Labuhan Alit Parangkusumo ritual are: the motto of rukun (living in harmony, mutual respect), sabar (patience, being able to control oneself, not complaining in facing problems), tawakal (always submitting to God), legawa (relieving, being able to accept situations sincerely). This guideline is still being maintained and used by the community in dealing with various problems. The teaching contained in the Labuhan Alit Parangkusumo ritual provides lessons that, if in society there are differences and conflicts between religious communities, then in dealing with these conflicts each individual is required to behave rukun, sabar, tawakal, legawa to maintain the harmony of social life. This study makes a significant contribution to existing knowledge about local wisdom in the community by empirically determining some of the values contained in local wisdom that are needed by the community in dealing with problems and conflicts between religious harmony. This study has documented values and teachings for the community, especially the interests of teachers in local wisdom-based learning. Keywords Learning, local wisdom, ritual, education, religious harmony To cite this article: Widyatwati, K.; Suganda, D.; Dienaputra R, D, and Mamun, T, N. (2021) The Teachings of Character in Local Wisdom Study On: Labuhan Alit Parangkusumo Rituals. Review of International Geographical Education (RIGEO), 11(3), 527-535 Doi: 10.48047/rigeo.11.3.55 Submitted: 08-01-2021 ● Revised: 15-02-2021 ● Accepted: 18-03-2021 © RIGEO ● Review of International Geographical Education 11(3), SUMMER, 2021 Introduction Religious harmony is a relationship between fellow religious people based on tolerance, mutual respect, and respect for diversity in terms of religion, race, and ethnicity. Indonesian society consisting of various ethnicities and races, such as Javanese, Madura, Padang, Dayak, Bone, Papua, Bali, Sumbawa, Chinese, Arab, Indian, Pakistani, and so on is the basis for maintaining community harmony (Priyatiningsih, 2020; Rohimin, 2009). Indonesian people have culture and local wisdom that serve to keep people’s lives in harmony, both in relations with fellow humans and with their surrounding environment. Local wisdom in Indonesia has meaning and value that is used as a reference for people's behaviour in living life. Local wisdom is also used to facilitate interaction with other people who are different in terms of culture, ethnicity, and religion. Oral tradition is local wisdom that exists in communities where the tradition develops (Hudayana, 2021; Rohimin, 2009). Oral traditions are classified as local wisdom, among others, myths, rituals, fairy tales, and proverbs. Local wisdom as a form of local intelligence is used to overcome problems in social life, especially those related to social interaction in society. The existence of oral traditions in the midst of Indonesian society in the era of globalization is one form of cultural inheritance. Some Indonesian people believe in myths and mystics related to the implementation of traditional ceremonies or rituals. The people who live in the Yogyakarta Palace have a high belief in the existence of myths in traditional ceremonies or rituals. The Yogyakarta Palace is viewed by the people of Yogyakarta as a cultural centre and ritual that upholds the values of local culture and traditions. As a special area under the rule of a king, the Sultan Palace until now still holds various traditional ceremonies or rituals. The traditional ceremony or ritual carried out by the Yogyakarta Palace is trusted by the community as a provider of safety and prosperity. The Yogyakarta community is very enthusiastic in following the ritual held by the Palace. Of the many rituals carried out by the Yogyakarta Palace, one of which always receives a rousing reception from the community is the Labuhan Alit Parangkusumo ritual. This ritual is held every year with regard to jumenengan, namely the coronation day of the Sultan Yogyakarta,on the 30th of the month of Rajab on Javanese calendar.(Bernard, Wutich, & Ryan, 2016) Based on the description above, it can be concluded that the problem in this study is why the Labuhan Alit Parangkusumo ritual as a local wisdom can be used as a learning model in maintaining harmony between religious communities and to resolve conflicts that occur in society. Society must respect each other; maintain tolerance, between religious communities in social life. This attitude of cooperation and mutual respect for differences can be applied in the implementation of traditional ceremonies or rituals. The implementation of traditional ceremonies or rituals will facilitate not only tolerance between religions, but also the spirit of unity and cooperation in building society. The implementation of traditional ceremonies and rituals is expected to encourage the community to maintain local traditional values that can be used to help resolve or reduce conflicts between religious communities. Literature Review Local Wisdom as a Source of Knowledge Local wisdom is knowledge and outlook on life in the form of activities carried out by the community. Local wisdom can also be used to help solving problems in people's lives. Local wisdom is the policy of the local community or local knowledge or local intelligence (Capello, 2020; Rahyono, 2009). Local wisdom is the result of human intelligence possessed by certain groups of people or ethnicities derived from life experiences in society. Rahyono (2009) defines local wisdom as the results obtained by the community based on life experiences that are not necessarily experienced by other communities. The values of local wisdom will be firmly attached to the local community. Local wisdom grows and develops in accordance with the development of culture in the community. Anthropologists such as Koentjaraningrat (1994), Spradley (2016), Chambell (2015) and Jalil (2015), categorizing community culture including local wisdom are ideas, social activities, artefacts, and myths. Culture is the overall knowledge possessed by a group of humans and used as a life guide for interpreting its environment in the form of daily actions (Burhani, 2017). 528 Widyatwati, K.; Suganda, D.; Dienaputra R, D, and Mamun, T, N. (2021) The Teachings of Character in Loca….. Tiezzi explains local wisdom as explicit knowledge that emerges from a long period that evolves together with the community and its environment in the local system that has been experienced together. Substantially, local wisdom is the values that apply in a community that are believed to be true and guide community behaviour (Rohimin, 2009). Local wisdom can be expressed in the form of advice, proverb, rhyme, poetry, folklore, life principles, teaching, social and moral rules. Local wisdom can be used as a community social system such as rites, traditional ceremonies or rituals that are patterns of community behaviour. Culture is the overall knowledge possessed by a group of humans and used as a life guide for interpreting its environment in the form of daily actions (Spradley, 2016:45).Indonesian people have a variety of local wisdom that can be a guardian of inter-religious harmony in their respective regions. Local wisdom has functioned well for years in the community's traditional community. Some of the local wisdom in Indonesia have lost, some still survive and function in the community, and there are also some local wisdoms that have experienced cultural acculturation due to technological and information developments. The existence and preservation of local wisdom in the community is a joint task between the government and the community. Some local wisdom is also an oral tradition that needs to be preserved because local wisdom can be the basis for resolving conflicts in the community. Local wisdom can be used as a guardian of unity and to prevent conflicts in the community, such as local wisdoms held by Indonesian people such as ritual labuhan (offerings to the sea), metridesa (cleaning village rituals), nyadran (ritual before Ramadhan fasting), wiwitan (ritual ceremonies before rice harvest), and