Keeping the Tradition of Honoring Ancestors (Study of the Traditions of Sadran Gedhe in Gumelem Village, Susukan, Banjarnegara)

Sadran Gedhe tradition is a form of joint prayer rituals intended to remember ancestors who have died and to avoid danger. However, slowly the traditions that place togetherness, tolerance, respect for the older are now attacked by individualistic attitudes brought by the current of globalization. This paper aims to examine how the tradition of Sadran Gedhe which embodied the values of local wisdom persisted, and its relevance to the development of local cultural resilience. This research uses ethnography with qualitative descriptive methods by conducting observations, and in-depth interviews. This study found that the tradition of Sadran Gedhe contains three aspects, namely the form of worship, pilgrimage, and alms which have socio-cultural, psychological and religious values contained in Javanese philosophy. It is also a cultural festival that strives to preserve local culture. It can reflect the concept of harmony for a better life while still adjusting the development of the times.