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| Ngaben Ceremony of Chinese Ethnic in Pupuan Village, Pupuan District, Tabanan Regency |
I Made Girinata
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Abstract:
Ngaben ceremony is generally carried out by Hindus in the archipelago. However, it is different from those are in Pupuan Tabanan whose the Chinese ethnic who have been living there for a long time also carry out the ceremony, Ngaben. The implementation of the ceremony is similar to what Hindus commonly do it. This article tries to narrate the form of the Ngaben ceremony conducted by Chinese ethnic in Pupuan Village along with the meaning related to it. The basic foundation of why they carry out Ngaben ceremony is due to the issue of ideology of solidarity, which is where they are at, so culture must be carried out along with. Through this ideology, it will be able to create harmonious relations between local residents and migrants. Minimizing the clash of cultures is one of the ethnic factors of China carrying out this ceremony. In addition, the reason behind due to the theological similarity of basic principles between them which is that both Chinese and Balinese people, they all worship ancestors. This respect for ancestors makes it easy for Chinese ethnic to carry out the Ngaben ceremony. Chinese ethnic are able to adopt a form of local culture without having to change the principles of their beliefs in worshiping ancestors. Through this article, it aims at gaining the understanding of the importance of local cultural adaptation so that the communities’ harmony can be stayed well continuously.
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