2nd Workshop on Language, Literature and Society for Education, Wol2SED 2018, December 21-22 2018, Solo, Indonesia

Research Article

Serat Tata Cara: The Function of Ubarampe Nourishment in Pregnancy Ritual as Javanese Ancestral Heritage

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.21-12-2018.2282745,
        author={R Rahmawati and T I Setyani},
        title={Serat Tata Cara: The Function of Ubarampe Nourishment in Pregnancy Ritual as Javanese Ancestral Heritage},
        proceedings={2nd Workshop on Language, Literature and Society for Education, Wol2SED 2018, December 21-22 2018, Solo, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={WOL2SED},
        year={2019},
        month={3},
        keywords={ubarampe; nourishment; pregnancy ritual; heritage; serat tata cara},
        doi={10.4108/eai.21-12-2018.2282745}
    }
    
  • R Rahmawati
    T I Setyani
    Year: 2019
    Serat Tata Cara: The Function of Ubarampe Nourishment in Pregnancy Ritual as Javanese Ancestral Heritage
    WOL2SED
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.21-12-2018.2282745
R Rahmawati1, T I Setyani1,*
  • 1: Universitas Indonesia
*Contact email: turita.indah@gmail.com

Abstract

Selamatan or traditional ritual in life of Javanese is a timeless heritage. In each selamatan can not apart from it is equipment or ubarampe provided, for example the ubarampe for pregnancy ritual. The focus of the study is ubarampe nourishment that should be provided from one to nine months pregnancy. The aim of the study is to reveal awareness the function of ubarampe nourishment in pregnancy ritual contained in Serat Tata Cara (Ki Padmasusastra). This study uses the semiotic theoretical framework in the qualitative paradigm with the literature review method. The results of the study indicate that ubarampe nourishment in the pregnancy ritual from one to nine months is representing the harmony of food intake needs of mother according to gestational age. That shows that since the ancient times, Javanese ancestry heritage had thought about the safety of mother as well as the fetus by providing food intake as much as each gestational age need. The food intake is manifested in ubarampe nourishment in every pregnancy ritual. Therefore, awareness is needed that ubarampe nourishment in pregnancy ritual has a functions that is still very relevant today