THE SYMBOLIC MEANING IN THE KARIA TRADITION OF MUNA COMMUNITY

La , Taena and Sitti , Harmina (2013) THE SYMBOLIC MEANING IN THE KARIA TRADITION OF MUNA COMMUNITY. Mudra (JURNAL SENI BUDAYA), 28 (1). p. 1. ISSN 0854-3461

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Abstract

The karia tradition is considered the most essential ceremony performed for the girls in Muna Regency when they enter their early adulthood. In this tradition, there are many meaningful symbols. However, the current phenomenon is that most of the Muna people, especially the girls, do not know the meaning of the tradition. Therefore, this study is intended to anwer two problems; they are the stages through which it is performed and the symbolic meaning each stage has. Descriptive qualitative method was used. The data were collected through participatory observation, in-depth interview in which the key informants were interviewed, and the documents which are concerned with the karia tradition. The data were descriptively and qualitatively analyzed through data reduction, data presentation, and conclusiong drawing. The result of the study show that there are three stages through which the tradition is performed; they are the stage in which it is prepared, the stage in which it is performed, and the stage in which it is ended. The stage in which it is prepared includes preparing everything needed when it is performed such as kaalano oe sokaghombo, kaalano bhansano bhea. The stage in which it is performed includes several processions such as kafoluku, kaghombo, kabhansule, kabhalengka, kabhindu, kafosampu, katandano wite, linda dance, kabasano dhoa salama, and kahapui and the final stage includes kafolantono bhansa/kaghorono bhansa in the river. It is performed to purify girls and to educate them to do things related to the life of households, the community and the state. Keywords: Meaning, symbol, Karia tradition and Muna community

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