PANTUN MELAYU SARAWAK SEBAGAI WADAH PENERAPAN NILAI TANGGUNGJAWAB

Abstract

The pantun in the culture of bermukun and bergendang the Sarawak Malay society is one of the heritages that has been filling in entertainment activities sometime around the 1960s. Usually, this activity is held to enliven feasts like wedding ceremonies and circumcision ceremonies held in the Malay society village. The pantun presented in this bermukun and bergendang activity serves as a medium to entertain, conveying the wishes of the tukang gendang and penandak to delivering specific messages to listeners or spectators. The rapidly changing movement of globalization between the causes of bermukun and bergendang activities of the lesser-known and practiced new generation of Sarawak Malay society. This phenomenon allows this activity to buried and disappear from the knowledge of a new generation. Recognizing the importance of bermukun and bergendang activity, a study was conducted on the activities of bermukun and bergendang for the Sarawak Malay society. This study is aimed to identifying the culture of bermukun and bergendang in Sarawak Malay society to sustainable as the platforms of responsibility value application. This study uses interviews, observations, and documentation review. The findings of this study show that the culture of bermukun and bergendang of the Sarawak Malay society not only as casual entertainment but also to apply the value of responsibility in their daily lives. Responsibilities concerning not only against his own interests but encompassing the responsibilities of helping others, the responsibility of safeguarding the dignity of their religion, race, and country. A study on cultural heritage society Sarawak Malay is expected to document some of this cultural heritage does not fade in time.