Pesan Moral dan Nilai Pendidikan dari Simbolik Lemper Raksasa dalam Upacara Adat Rebo Pungkasan

Abstract

The traditional ceremony of rebo pungkasan is a cultural ritual that has been traditionally carried out by the Javanese people, including the Wonokromo Village community as an expression of gratitude to Allah. This ritual uses lemper raksasa as a special icon that contains moral messages for elementary children. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the moral message contained in lemper raksasa in the traditional ceremony rebo pungkasan for elementary age children. Therefore, as a formulation of the discussion, what moral messages from lemper raksasa for elementary-age children, how the moral message was given and why the tradition is worth preserving. This paper used a qualitative approach with the background of rebo pungkasan carried out by the people of Wonokromo Village, Pleret District, Bantul Regency, DIY. The results of this study indicate that (1) lemper raksasa is symbolically valued moral message to children of primary age, in the form of ‘daun pisang’ (banana leaves) as a symbol of the ‘problem’ learning of children, ‘ketan’ (sticky rice) as a symbol of ‘initial enjoyment’ of children’s learning and minced meat as a symbol of learning to become a ‘provision of life’ of children; (2) the symbolic moral message is given to children by inviting children to rebo pungkasan and to internalize it verbally to each child; (3) to preserve the culture, it is functioned as a means of entertainment, tourism assets, a media of ‘silaturahmi’ and a means of social integration