Revitalization of mesuryak tradition in bongan village tabanan bali

The island of Bali is one of the Indonesian archipelago which is famous throughout the world. The famous island of Bali is due to the fact that its people have a unique culture, so it is not only interesting to visit by tourists but also by scholars as a place to do research. The uniqueness of this culture can be seen from the life of the Balinese people who still adhere to ancient traditions with social religious characteristics. Balinese people who are predominantly Hindu, so that ethnic Balinese are identified with Hinduism, are very rich in organizing various rituals. This is of course understandable considering that rituals are an inseparable part of religious life. Ritual is an expression of the belief system that applies in a religion (Sugiarta, Wayan. 2006:72). Tradition is everything that is sacred or passed down from the past to the present (Shills, 1981:12 in Sztomka, 1993:75). Tradition is the result of human creation and creation of material objects, beliefs, fantasies, events, or institutions that are inherited from one generation to the next. Like one of the 12 villages in the Tabanan sub-district, namely Bongan Village, precisely in Pakraman Bongan Gede Village which has a very unique tradition, namely the Mesuryak tradition which is still carried out from the time of their ancestors, without knowing when it started, so it has become a procession. routine and ingrained until now, young and old, adults, children, men and women mixed together, jostling for money, they shouted (Mesuryak), rejoiced, the atmosphere was cheerful, even though they were fighting, so that the intimacy between residents radiated . In the past, this tradition used Uang Kepeng, as the times transitioned, Uang Kepeng was replaced with paper money and coins. Before this procession begins, the residents pray at the family temple and at the kahyangan three temple in the local traditional village. After praying, to start the Mesuryak Tradition, residents bring offerings to the front entrance of the house, then led by a stake (ceremony leader) or elder chanting prayers and after that it is closed with Mesuryak. This ceremony is held to coincide with Kuningan Day (10 days after Galungan Day) every 6 months, with the aim of giving offerings or provisions to their ancestors who descended on Galungan feast day and returned to nirvana on Kuningan holiday. This ceremony starts around 08.00 am and ends at 12 noon, because after 12 noon, it is believed that the ancestors have returned to heaven.