The Local Wisdom of Tunggu Tubang Culture in the Challenges of the Times (Study on Ethnical Semende District Muara Enim South Sumatera)

Abstract

This study discusses the local wisdom of TungguTubang culture that is still embraced by the Semende ethnic community in MuaraEnim district. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach with more emphasis on TungguTubang study facing the challenges in the era of globalization and modernization. The uniqueness local wisdom of TungguTubang culture which initially harmony with the surrounding natural environment, finally experienced a drastic change. The result of the research shows that the high- value award given by a TungguTubang to Semende society is not the expected reward anymore, because of the internal and external change factor of the social causes a change in the meaning and value of TungguTubangitself.