Pappassoq: Upacara Adat Pesta Nelayan di Baurung Kabupaten Majene Sulawesi Barat

Abstract

This study aims to find out the background, process, social function and meaning of the Pappassoq Fishermen's Traditional Ceremony for the fishermen community in Baurung. This research uses interview method, direct observation and documentation. The results show that the background of the emergence of traditional ceremonies Pappassoq because of the message of their ancestors hereditary, as gratitude for the abundant fish catch. Pappassoq is held once a year in December, under a Lambe tree. Pappassoq's social functions include spiritual function, social solidarity function, entertainment function and economic function. The meaning of Pappassoq is, meaningful to the public belief in myth and supernatural, the meaning in prayer as a form of hope and meaningful to the symbols used in the execution of the ceremony.