“Pasawari Kunci Negeri” Tracking the Value of Religious Moderation in the Oral Traditions of the Maluku People

This study aims to trace the value of religious moderation in oral traditions in Maluku Province. Oral traditions that contain religious moderation have the potential to build a climate of peace. In Maluku, there is much potential for local wisdom, especially oral traditions, which has the potential to establish principles of life balance and social justice. One of them is reflected in Pasawari. Pasawari contains historical, spiritual, moral values and rules of customs, which are ancestral heritage, regulating people to live orderly, live peacefully, and respect each other. Besides, Pasawari also participates in inviting the community to maintain the balance of nature. The peak of the implementation of the Pasawari was later known as the "Pasawari Kunci Negeri," where all the children of the country from different religious and social backgrounds together donated crops to be used as much as possible in the construction of houses of worship, both mosques, and churches. The Oral Tradition Development Strategy as an essential part of further strengthening religious moderation can be designed on a village/country scale and then on a city scale, bearing in mind that priests, imam, teachers, and legendary figures are “tiga batu tungku” that must always work together and complement each other.