Farhan Muhammad
Universitas Udayana

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Eksistensi Roti Buaya Dalam Masyarakat Setu Babakan Farhan Muhammad; Aliffiati .; A.A. Ayu Murniasih
Sunari Penjor : Jurnal of Anthropology Vol 5 No 2 (2021)
Publisher : Department of Anthropology Udayana University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (118.624 KB) | DOI: 10.24843/SP.2021.v5.i02.p04

Abstract

Indonesia has a variety of ethnicities and cultures with their own characteristics as self-identity. The characteristics of each tribe are inseparable from the culture and customs of the generations of their ancestors who believe until today. One of them is a symbol of marriage that is believed to have its own meaning and beliefs of each of these customs and cultures. In this case, betawi people use crocodile bread as a symbol of marriage which is considered as a symbol of loyalty and stability. Setu Babakan village is one of betawi village in South Jakarta that still maintains this crocodile bread tradition even though wedding celebrations have been done in a modern way. In this study explained the reason why crocodile bread is still maintained by the people of Setu Babakan Village and how the existence of crocodile bread in the community using ethnographic research methods that are classified in qualitative research. Purposive and snowballtechniques are used in the selection of informants for interviews as well as observation techniques directly at the research site. In this study, crocodile understanding was found as a symbol of loyalty still held by betawi people because it has become local knowledge that has been done for generations. The understanding of crocodiles as a symbol of loyalty is also supported by the Betawi community so that the use of crocodile bread in betawi community wedding ceremonies persists.