JARANAN PEGON ARTS GROUP RUKUN BUDAYA IN VILLAGE CLEAN TRADITIONAL RITUALS IN BLITAR DISTRICT

Abstract

Jaranan art is a popular art, because it is favored by people from all walks of life. Jaranan art is characterized by its musical instruments and properties, which use a woven bamboo in the shape of a horse. Jaranan has various types, one of which is Jaranan Pegon. Jaranan Pegon has one thing that is different from jaranan in general. This difference can be seen in the costumes used by the dancers, who wear wayang orang costumes. In relation to Jaranan Pegon, in Blitar Village this art has an important role, namely as the main means in the implementation of the traditional ritual of village cleaning. The purpose of writing this research is to analyze the function of Jaranan Pegon of Rukun Budaya art group in the traditional ritual of village cleansing in Blitar Village.The theory used in this research is the theory of presentation form. The theory used is the theory of ritual art. This research uses descriptive qualitative research with the object of research is Jaranan Pegon Rukun Budaya. The data collection techniques used were observation, interview, and documentation. Data collection techniques include data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions. And the validity of the data used is using triangulation of sources and methods. The results and discussion in this study show that Jaranan Pegon has a function as the main means in the traditional ritual of cleaning the village of Blitar Village.