EKSISTENSI MANILIAK AWAL BULAN OLEH TAREKAT SYATTARIYAH PARIAMAN

Abstrak

The Maniliak Bulan tradition is an important thing for followers of the Syattariah Pariaman Order. This religious tradition is routinely carried out every year to welcome the holy month of Ramadan, and has become a symbol that has been passed down from generation to generation since the Syattariyah Order began to develop in Pariaman. In addition, the purpose of the research is to find out what activities are in the Maniliak Bulan tradition from followers of the Syatariah congregation. Maniliak Bulan is a religious symbol that has meanings and values ​​contained in this tradition, so that the followers of the Tariqa Syattariyah Pariaman maintain this tradition. In this study, the author uses qualitative methods, namely descriptive qualitative research with data analysis of interview and observation techniques related to the problems of this research using the symbolic interpretive theory approach by Geertz can be used to dissect cultural studies both in a society directly and in literary works. The reason for the existence of the Maniliak Bulan ritual for religious and intellectual reasons and this tradition has meaning and values ​​that encourage local people to maintain this tradition. These values ​​are in the form of religious values, spiritual values, intellectual values ​​and economic values.