Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Culture Studies, BASA, 20-21 September 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia

Research Article

Local Wisdom of Malay “Tradisi Turun Sungai” in preventing Flood at East Coast of North Sumatera

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296719,
        author={Wan  Syaifuddin and Roma Ayuni A. Loebis},
        title={Local Wisdom of Malay “Tradisi Turun Sungai” in preventing Flood at East Coast of North Sumatera},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Culture Studies, BASA, 20-21 September 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={BASA},
        year={2020},
        month={6},
        keywords={local wisdom tradisi turun sungai and flood prevention},
        doi={10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296719}
    }
    
  • Wan Syaifuddin
    Roma Ayuni A. Loebis
    Year: 2020
    Local Wisdom of Malay “Tradisi Turun Sungai” in preventing Flood at East Coast of North Sumatera
    BASA
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296719
Wan Syaifuddin1,*, Roma Ayuni A. Loebis2
  • 1: Malay Studies Program, Faculty of Culture Science, University of Sumatera Utara
  • 2: English Literature Department, Faculty of Cultural Science, University of Sumatera Utara
*Contact email: syaifuddin@usu.ac.id

Abstract

Tradisi Turun Sungai (Down to the river) is a local wisdom of Malay society of East Coast of North Sumatera (PTSU). The performance shows petuah and meaningful proverbs which influence the society attitude to prevent flood. This article discusses and analyzes the east coast area of North Sumatera which flood occurred annually due to the lack of awareness of the society in understanding their mutual relationship with the river physically. The flood disaster is overcome by through local wisdom Tradisi Turun Sungai by rising the society awareness and passion toward the existace of river in the their lives. This analysis uses Descriptive qualitative method with the cultural and functional approaches toward local wisdom. The local wisdoms should be packed up in performances in order to get the image of the river’s wisdom and to be tighten up with the society’s behavior. The result shows that through the awareness and caring toward the river and also the local wisdom play a great role in preventing flood