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ANALISIS TERHADAP PELAKSANAAN LARUNG SESAJI PADA PESTA LOMBAN DI KOTA JEPARA
Abstract
Larung offerings in the city of Jepara is one of a series of events for the Lomban Festival
which is held on 8 Shawal every year. This article aims to find out the history of the Larung
offerings at the Lomban Festival, the implementation of the Lomban Festival and its objectives.
This type of research is library research with descriptive analysis data presentation method
and uses a sociological approach. Jepara is a city where the majority of the population is fishermen, has a variety of ancestral cultural traditions that are still preserved today. One of these
traditions is Larung offerings at Lomban Festival. Historically, this tradition originated from
the incident when Jepara officials were trapped by a storm when they wanted to cross to Karimunjawa. The essence of the tradition is to throw the buffalo’s head into the sea with the aim
of being an offering to the powerful one. Over time this tradition has changed, where at first
it was very thick with elements of shirk, but now it is full of positive goals and values.
Publication Details
JournalJurnal Budaya Nusantara
Volume5 (2)
Pagespp. 116-122
ISSN2355-3367
SubjectsB Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
Keywordstradition, Lomban Festival, Larung offerings, Jepara
Item ID2750
Deposited06 Jun 2023 07:10