Research Article
Pa’rappo and Cera Bulu: The Conservation Traditions at the Karst Area of Maros
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.5-12-2023.2354852, author={M. Irfan Mahmud and Wanda Listiani and Laila Abdul Jalil and Muhammad Basir Said}, title={Pa’rappo and Cera Bulu: The Conservation Traditions at the Karst Area of Maros}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Arts and Culture: “Transforming New Creative Values in Arts and Culture”, INCARTURE 2023, December 5th-6th, 2023, Bandung, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={INCARTURE}, year={2025}, month={5}, keywords={indigenous rite; conservation; maros}, doi={10.4108/eai.5-12-2023.2354852} }- M. Irfan Mahmud
Wanda Listiani
Laila Abdul Jalil
Muhammad Basir Said
Year: 2025
Pa’rappo and Cera Bulu: The Conservation Traditions at the Karst Area of Maros
INCARTURE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.5-12-2023.2354852
Abstract
Parappo and cera bulu are conceptual ideas, designed to conserve values held by the people from Salenrang village, Maros regency, South Sulawesi. Those values are related to their existence as an integral aspect of their environment. The data we report here were gathered through interviews and field observations. The study indicates that pa’rappo and simba are of the objective to conserve familial genealogy; while cera bulu is a ritual to pay respect to the nature of impact environmental conservation. Pa’rappo and simba are of importance to support the sustainable conservation campaign being programmed at karst area of Maros and to be a new center of eco-tourism, resulting in the improved economy of the locals.
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