Local Community Involvement in Bayung Gede Kintamani Bangli Tourism Village in the Ngantung Ari-Ari Tradition Ida Ayu Tary Puspa (a*), Md Yudyantara Risadi (b), Ida Bagus Subrahmaniam Saitya (c), Ni Wayan Eka Rahayu (d)
a,b,c,d) Universitas Hindu Negeri I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa Denpasar
Jalan Nusantara, Bangli, Bali, Indonesia
a) tarypuspa[at]uhnsugriwa.ac.id
Abstract
Bayung Gede Village is an old village that has a unique culture, namely the tradition of hanging the placenta. Commonly, Balinese people will plant the placenta in front of the bale daja or it will be washed away into the sea yet, in the village of Bayung Gede, the placenta will be hung at the setra (cemetery) of the placenta. This tradition has been packaged as a cultural tourism attraction. The community as the main component in this tourism plays an important role in maintaining local wisdom. The purpose of this study was to identify forms of community participation in the tradition of hanging the placenta in the form of cultural tourism attractions
This study used a qualitative descriptive research method with data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and document studies. Informants in this study were selected by purposive sampling. This study used the theory of participation. The results of the research revealed that the forms of community participation were in planning, implementing, and supervising.
The results of the research suggest that the community should be able to maintain the tradition as well as the preservation of local wisdom. Next, the government should be able to protect its people through improving the quality of human resources and building infrastructure. Lastly, the tourists should be able to make Bayung Gede village as an option for traveling.
Keywords: participation, community, tourism village, hanging the placenta
