Abstract
Larung sesaji kelud is a customary ritual that has a crater of Mount Kelud. It is a traditional Javanese cultural ceremony. This ceremony is held every month Suro (Javanese calendar). This ritual is held in the Sugihwaras Village, Ngancar District, Kediri. This research uses qualitative method. Qualitative method is a research procedure that produces descriptive data in the form of written or oral data of the people observed. The data in this research are the result of interview with informant and act of perpetrator of ceremony. Larung sesaji means to reject the oath of Lembu Suro vaunted by Goddess Kilisuci. “Yoh, Kediri mbesuk bakal pethuk piwalesku sing makaping-kaping, yaiku Kediri bakal dadi kali, Blitar dadi latar, lan Tulungagung dadi kedung " besides this sacred ritual as a form of gratitude to the god as a ruler, and also to reverence to the ruler of Mount Kelud. Larung sesaji Kelud as cultural preservation has spiritual values, as well as tourism asset so it can improve the economy of the surrounding community.
Highlights
Traditional rituals are parts of the community’s life, especially for Javanese culture which is famous as “klenik” or mystical culture
That culture is not separated by the rituals that must be done to communicate with the creatures in another world or mystic. It same with ritual of Larung Sesaji which exist in the community of around mount kelud
The purpose of this study is to describe the perception of the community around Mount Kelud in the Ritual Sesaji of Mount Kelud
Summary
Traditional rituals are parts of the community’s life, especially for Javanese culture which is famous as “klenik” or mystical culture. That culture is not separated by the rituals that must be done to communicate with the creatures in another world or mystic. It same with ritual of Larung Sesaji which exist in the community of around mount kelud. This ritual is a heritage of ancestors believed by the people of around mount Kelud to escape from the tantrums of this volcano. Some theories and definitions of culture will be explain in this chapter, Soemardjan and Soemardi (in Soekanto, 2007) formulate, culture as all the work, taste and creation of society. The work of society produces technology and material culture or physical culture (material culture) needed by humans to control the natural surroundings so that the strength and results can be devoted to the needs of society
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