Research Article
Seblang In The Bersih Desa Tradition Of “Using” Community In Banyuwangi
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296840, author={Trisna Kumala Satya Dewi and Heru Supriyadi and Sholeh Dasuki}, title={Seblang In The Bersih Desa Tradition Of “Using” Community In Banyuwangi}, proceedings={Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Culture Studies, BASA, 20-21 September 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={BASA}, year={2020}, month={6}, keywords={seblang bersih desa (cleansing the village) using banyuwangi}, doi={10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296840} }- Trisna Kumala Satya Dewi
Heru Supriyadi
Sholeh Dasuki
Year: 2020
Seblang In The Bersih Desa Tradition Of “Using” Community In Banyuwangi
BASA
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296840
Abstract
In this paper, Seblang and bersih desa tradition of Bakungan are described. Seblang is a ritual dance that accompanies bersih desa(cleansing the village) tradition of Using Banyuwangi, especially in the village of Olehsari and Bakungan. The Seblang ritual in Olehsari is performed by a teenage dancer, while in Bakungan it is danced by an elderly woman who has no menstruation (menopause). Bersih desa tradition is carried out every year, which is one week after the Eid al-Fitri holiday in Olehsari village, and one week after the Eid al-Adha in Bakungan Village. The Seblang ritual dance is a representation of Dewi Sri, the Goddess of Fertility in an agrarian society. The Research aim at describing and to explain the function of Seblang for society. The theory made use is function theory. The method made use is entography theory. Bersih desa is an expression of gratitude to God for all the blessings in the form of sustenance, food and clothing, safety, health, and others. This tradition can be used as a means of social bond, maintaining mutual cooperation, and preserving the environment of Using community in Bakungan, Banyuwangi.
