Death Ceremony Community Banjar (South Kalimantan)

For the people of Banjar, death is not a simple case of discharge of the soul from the body, but also a sacred event that became the natural entrance to the next man. Death is not the end of the journey of human life, but it is the beginning of another life. As the beginning of a new life, it is only logical if preparing for all purposes required in a new life in the future. In other words, death is an event that requires a stock to shore up his new life. What are the provisions that must be prepared and prepare lunch bagimana dead is entirely related to the trust and confidence of each individual.
Banjar society choose a belief that they believe will provide benefits in the nature of life in death. For example, if someone reads tahlil 70,000 (seven laksa) times, they believe to be saved from hell fire. In addition, the provision of death is also prepared to increase their charitable jariyah and tasawwuf follow the Koran. Both religious effort is often referred to as sangu tuha (old stock) or sangu Hereafter (stock provision). According to David, there is also preparing dishes and drinks his own the best that they will be awarded to those who bathe. Provision of this equipment based on the belief that the gift he will use the equipment in the nature of death later (David, 1997: 290-294). There are many other deeds-deeds that are usually practiced by the Banjar that in the future after death survived the torment of hell fire and find happiness at the sight of Allah SWT.
In addition to performing deeds in mind, the Banjar also prepare a variety of issues related to equipment funerals. Like a shroud, burial ground, the cost of implementation of the ceremony, until the goods will be given to people who assist the implementation of the funeral ceremonies. This preparation is likely closely related to social and cultural relations.
Meaning of the death of a person not just a sacred meaning, but also an event that has a cultural and social significance. This corresponds closely to the position of the individual as a member of the community and as citizens of a particular culture. When an individual dies, culturally and socially and of course, raises concerns "keguncangan" while in the community. Keguncangan they cope with a ritual that serves to restore social stability culture.
For society, the ritual also serves respect for the journey of the dead into the afterlife. This viewpoint is evident from the behavior of people who visited the family of the deceased, followed the ceremony salvation, come bathe, prepare the grave, buried, and pray for him. The ceremony of death, thus, is a region of overlap between the events of sacred and social events. To give a complete picture of ketumpang-squeezing, this paper discusses not only funerals, but also other events surrounding the death ceremonies, such as someone dying, when the person has died, while the burial, and post-burial.

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