Ritual Alo Pada Masyarakat Cia-Cia Burangasi Kabupaten Buton

Abstract

This research examined alo ritual in Cia-Cia community Burangasi Buton, South East Celebes Province. This research is conducted to identify answers for the concerning problems described of its present the importance of alo ritual in even the whole community. This study used a qualitative research method with participal observation and in depth interview as data collecting method. While data analysis, was done through ethnographic analysis technique. Alo ritual was carried out by reason of mental pressure or mental crisis caused by the death in family member. They concern about safety of spirit of the death given that the spirit has to experience a long and dangerous passage. They believe that this spiritually dangerous crisis time is not about the death only but covering up the whole family and even the whole community. In general, alo ritual had a purpose to normalize the unstable life condition of the family because of a death through deconstructing the existing life condition and reconstructing it into the brand new one at the same time. In such condition of brand new life, daily activities seem harmonious and normal without any fears, distress, depressed and so on.

Keywords

• ritual alo
• significance