CULTURAL STUDIES BATANG RAJA AS AN HEIRLOOM IN BOALEMO

Abstract

The results of this research show that the Batanga Raja tradition in Boalemo Regency is a tradition that is often carried out once every year and has values that are still preserved from the past until now. In implementing the Batanga Raja tradition, this is the Batanga Raja Prayer, where the prayer that is often performed is an expression of thanksgiving to the leaders when Boalemo became an independent region. Apart from that, the Batanga Raja Prayer is also performed to ask Allah SWT to protect the Boalemo area and all its people from all kinds of disasters and conflicts. The community's view regarding the Batanga Raja tradition is that its implementation must be carried out and carried out frequently, even this tradition must be carried out on a national basis. Apart from that, this tradition must always be maintained because with the Batanga Raja tradition, the people of Boalemo will understand what is the history of the Boalemo kingdom and should be maintained and preserved. The government is also grateful that the Batanga Raja stick is a stick with which the history of Boalemo was able to become its own kingdom at that time.