THE SYIMBOLIC MEANING OF ENTAS-ENTAS TRADITION BY FARMERS IN EAST PAYAK SRIMULYO PIYUNGAN BANTUL

Abstract

This research aimed to (1) explain about the process of entas-entas tradition by the farmers in Payak Wtan village, Srimulyo, Piyungan, Bantul, (2) find out the ritual offerings used in entas-entas traditional ceremony, and (3) find out the symbolic meaning of the ritual offerings in entas-entas traditional ceremony. This research used descriptive qualitative method. The objects of this research were entas-entas traditional ceremony and the ritual offerings used in this ceremony. The techniques of the data collection used in this research were participant observation, in-depth interview, and the documentation. The instruments used in this research were observation sheet, interview guideline, ballpoint, and camera. The data validations of this research were the resource triangulation, and the method triangulation. The technique of the data analysis used in this research was the inductive analysis technique. The result of this research showed that there are mblowoki and kedhuri in entas-entas traditional ceremony. The researcher finds the ritual offerings used in mblowoki and kendhuri ceremony in entas-entas. Moreover, the researcher also finds the symbolic meaning of the ritual offerings in entas-entas traditional ceremony.