TRADHISI ZIARAH NYADRAN PASAREYAN DALEM PARA NATA PAJIMATAN, DESA GIRIREJO, KECAMATAN IMOGIRI, KABUPATEN BANTUL

Abstract

This research is aimed to explain the origin of the tombs of the kings, the process of Nyadran pilgrimage tradition, the symbolic meaning of the worn clothes and flowers, and the benefit of this tradition to the society.

The method used in this research was a qualitative method. The data collecting techniques of the research were using an in-depth interview, a participant observation, and documentation. The instrument of the research was the researcher herself assisted with a recorder, a camera, and stationary. The trustworthiness of the data was using triangulation by source and by method. The data analysis technique used in this research was an inductive analysis technique.

The results of the research show that the researcher understands the history of the establishment of the tombs of the kings in Merak hill, the symbolic meaning of the clothes and flowers worn during the Nyadran tradition ongoing, and also its processes starting from (1) the preparation of offerings in the form of setaman flower, (2) the carriage of the flower by Abdi Dalem to Sultan Agung’s tomb after the flower has been ready, to (3) the prayer and to tahlil (a kind of prayer by reciting certain verses of Holy Quran) together; and that the aim of this tradition is to strengthen the personality of the participants of the tradition and to glorify our ancestors.

Keywords: tradition, Nyadran, tombs of the Kings