SYMBOLIC AND MEANING OF LOCAL WISDOM AT THE EXORCISM RITUAL IN MADE VILLAGE SURABAYA

Abstract

The local wisdom of the village's exorcism ritual culture is an ancestral heritage that needs to be developed and maintained well. The exorcism ritual has glorious values and moral messages conveyed through the ritual in the form of symbols and meanings contained therein can be well preserved for generations by the local community. The exorcism ritual is a ritual tradition with the aim of eliminating and avoiding disasters that occur in the village community. Exorcism ritual is taken in Made village. This research used data collection techniques through observation, interviews, skilled involvement, and documentation as a form of supporting data to answer the problems in this research. The problem is to know the symbols and meaning for the exorcism ritual. The Researcher also collected data by being directly involved in exorcism rituals in Made village. In this research, the researcher used symbolic theory written by Winfried. In this symbolic theory, the researcher divides three symbols. The first, the symbols are as conventional signs. The second, the symbols are as iconic signs, and the last, the symbols are as connotation signs. In this research, the researcher used descriptive methods with skillful involvement techniques. The object in this research was taken in Made Village. Made Village is one of the villages in West Surabaya which still used exorcism rituals. The purpose of exorcism ritual or ngeruwat (Java language: to purify) is a purification ritual that it is still carried out by most Javanese people, especially the people in Made village. The tradition village exorcism ritual used several or equipment, one example is bucet (kind of worship rice is as similar to a mountain), fruits, incense, and a statue that resembles a tiger. From this research, the researcher wanted to find the symbolic and meaning in which used by people in exorcism ritual.