TRADISI MITONI SEBAGAI PEREKAT SOSIAL BUDAYA MASYARAKAT JAWA

Abstract

The mitoni tradition is a Javanese cultural heritage that is still being held by Javanese people in the village of Tuntang, Tuntang District, Semarang District, Central Java until now. The mitoni ceremony is carried out in the seventh month of Javanese pregnancy. This study aims at examining the spiritual values of the mitoni tradition as socio-cultural “glue.” This research was motivated by dangerous facts, namely the threat of disharmony in the social community. The method applied in this study is qualitative with a descriptive approach. Data collection techniques were used in-depth interviews and observations. Interviews were conducted by giving open questions to community leaders in the village of Tuntang. In this study, the sources of information were traditional leaders as representatives of the Tuntang village community. This research was tested as a socio-cultural adhesive in Tuntang village through spiritual values, namely: 1). Ngruwat sukerta. 2). Cecawis. 3). Sembada. 4). Panampi. 5). Wilujeng. 6). Ngrumat bumi. 7). Pitutur. 8). Rukun. 9). Pitulungan. These spiritual values are symbolic of Javanese ideology which is eschatological. This value serves to maintain social harmony. The results of this study are recommended for religious leaders and traditional leaders to apply this cultural approach, by making mitoni as a socio-cultural “glue.”