Tumpek Uduh Ceremony as an education medium in the preservation of natural environment in Bali: A case study in Canggu Village, Kuta Utara District, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia

Ni Wayan, Karmini and Ni Made, Ruastiti and Gede, Yoga Kharisma Pradana (2019) Tumpek Uduh Ceremony as an education medium in the preservation of natural environment in Bali: A case study in Canggu Village, Kuta Utara District, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia. ASIA LIFE SCIENCES The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences, 28 (1). pp. 115-139. ISSN 0117-3375

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Abstract

This research aimed to explore the values of local wisdom in the Tumpek Uduh Ceremony, as an educational medium in the preservation of the natural environment in Canggu Village, Kuta Utara District, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia. Tumpek Uduh, also known as Tumpek Pengatag or Tumpek Wariga, is one of the Hindu holidays aiming to carry out ritual ceremonies asking for fertility in Canggu, Kuta, Bali. Commonly, advanced and moder n societies will think more critically, effectively and efficiently. It is different from what the people do in Canggu Village, Kuta, Bali. Even though they have developed and are modern, and live in the area of tourism. However, they continue to celebrate Tumpek Uduh to invoke fertility until now. The questions are: (1) How is the form of the Tumpek Uduh Ceremony in Canggu, Kuta, Bali?; (2) What are the functions of the ceremony at Canggu, Kuta, Bali?, and (3) what are the implications for the people in Canggu, Kuta, Bali in this global era? This study applied a qualitative method. The data collection was carried out by observation, document studies and interviews with related parties. The data analysis was conducted in a qualitative descriptive way using several theories in an eclectic way, i.e. religious theory, structural functional theory and Abaham Maslow’s basic needs theory. The findings showed that the people in Canggu Village, Kuta, Bali celebrated Tumpek Uduh in the form of a ritual ceremony for the birth of plants. They patted and applied marrow porridge to the trees so that they produce a lot of fruit. It can be seen from the educational material about Tumpek Uduh which is packaged in the for m of brochures, posters, leaflets, pamphlets and audio visuals. Until now, the people of Canggu, Kuta, Bali continue to celebrate Tumpek Uduh because it has implications for the growth of attitudes and adaptive behavior towards nature, behavioral growth to protect the environment and the growth of behavior for environmental conservation as an effort to preserve sustainable tourism in Bali. Keywords: Tumpek Uduh, educational medium, preservation of natural environment, sustainable tourism, tourist area of Canggu, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia

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