<![CDATA[Ken-Duren is an annual celebration in Wonosalam that brings together harvest thanksgiving rituals, agrarian identity, destination promotion, and local economic activities. This study analyzes its ritual structure, symbolic meanings, and contribution to the socio-cultural, economic, tourism, and ecological visibility of Wonosalam. A qualitative case-study design was employed by reanalyzing field materials documented in the initial manuscript, including interview excerpts from five informants, ritual documentation, and indexed scholarly literature published between 2016 and 2025. The data were thematically analyzed through reduction, coding, source comparison, and interpretive synthesis. The findings indicate four interrelated functions: a thanksgiving ritual and collective memory; a representation of agricultural biodiversity; a mechanism of place identity and destination image formation; and a meeting space for community-based economic exchange. Nevertheless, causal claims that the event directly improves infrastructure, income, or conservation cannot be established without longitudinal and impact-measurement data. Its sustainability requires participatory governance, equitable benefit distribution, waste and crowd management, documentation of local knowledge, and a careful boundary between ritual sacredness and tourism commodification. The study contributes an integrated reading of Ken-Duren as both a cultural ritual and a community-based tourism ecosystem that requires critical and sustainable management.]]>
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