Abstract
Traditional culture underlying a wide range of behavior and deeds of a society and gave birth to a variety of oral literature as well as myth. The myth that developed and still surviving in public life of Java among other myths related to pregnant and nursing mothers. This research is under a descriptively qualitative method supported by field research method along with un-depth interviews in Dawuhan village of Banyumas which is the village where the ancestors of Banyumas was buried. Through field observation and research method of interview to the trusted resource in Dawuhan village was obtained by results of research regarding the myth of pregnant and nursing mothers. This research finds some kinds of myths in relation to recommending and prohibition to perform an action that may harm the fetus, while the myth of breastfeeding mothers mostly prohibition and advice about foods that are consumed by the mother breastfeeding can harm the health of the baby.
Highlights
A particular way of life that can be seen in a society in the form of artistry, social organization, livelihood, language, or religion is called 'culture' (Masinambo, 1997:p.9)
As for the methods used in the study of the myths of pregnant and nursing mothers in the Dawuhan village of Banyumas include observation, field and search the data in the form of an interview against elders named Wartinah or more familiarly saluted by Nini Genuk which in the study was used as the main informant
The following data will be presented the results of the interviews of the informant who comes from the Dawuhan village
Summary
A particular way of life that can be seen in a society in the form of artistry, social organization, livelihood, language, or religion is called 'culture' (Masinambo, 1997:p.9). It described again about culture, that way of life comes to a few basic things of a society that is different from the other community. If it is said the possibility is not different because there are similarities in some communities, for example related to the life cycle even though different in terms of the ordinance or a series of implementation nor the infrastructure used. A culture can be said to be different, similar, or the same between one community with other communities
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