The Local Wisdom Values of Custom Society in Cisitu Lebak Banten in Effort to Build Nation Character: Ethnographic Studies in Custom Communities of Cisitu Lebak Banten

摘要

Sundanese culture has certain characteristic that distinguish with the other culture, it is known as religious society. In the Sundanese culture the magical balance (in the science of customary law called religious magic) is maintained by performing traditional ceremonies, while the social balance of the Sundanese is done by mutual cooperation. One of Sundanese culture that still hold out is the tradition of custom ceremony "Seren Taun" in Custom Community of Cisitu Lebak Banten. This ritual is one example of wisdom local from the custom part, within there are many kinds activities that content with positive value such as: Ngarasul, Pongokan, Ngalaukan and Balik Taun. The traditions content with positive nation's characters. This article discusses about The Local Wisdom Values of Custom Society in Cisitu Lebak Banten In Effort to build the character of nation. This problem attracts our attention to do the scientific research. The research methodology that we used is qualitative method by ethnographic studies. The research has been done found that the Series of Process Serentaun Ritual Custom Ceremony have many kind community activities which content of the local wisdom values that harmonize with the values of Indonesian national's characters especially Five Major Characters in implementation of Reinforcement Character Education that has been planned by our government in The Movement of Mental Revolution, they are: Religious, nationalist, Independent, Mutual Cooperation and Integrity.