Developing the
original culture inherited from our ancestors or Indonesian culture to create a
just and prosperous society with noble character. Local wisdom that is formed
in the community is a conceptual idea that lives in the community, grows and
develops continuously in people's consciousness, from those related to sacred
life to profane ones (daily part of life and mediocre). Indonesia's cultural
diversity is a major asset to build the nation. Each region has its own uniqueness
and contains local wisdom. Jaranan art in general always elevates the sacred
nature of the dance besides the nature that always follows every jaranan dance,
which is a magical nature, before performing a performance at the taraiannya
the jaranan pawang will perform the obligatory ghoib ritual. Culture is the
result of development that results from the totality of human activities,
building a culture is the same as building a civilization, and will affirm the
identity and character of a nation. The formula for the problems of this
research are: 1) the history of the
jaranan tri turonggono budoyo rukun santoso, 2) the factors that cause the
jaranan dance to be of interest to the public to this day, 3) the cultivation
of character in jaranan
The method used
by researchers is the historical research method, which has several stages,
namely: Heuristics, Source Criticism, Interpretation, and Historiography or
history writing. The research benefit in this research is to add to historical
studies, especially on the benefits of jaranan art as a means of character
education for the attitudes of harmony between religious communities through
community culture.
The results of
this study explain that Jaranan art is a community entertainment show in the
form of distinctive dances that have meaning in every movement. The activity of
the Tri Turonggono Budoyo Rukun Santoso jaranan art group is increasingly
growing with a lot of interest in the younger generation following the training
held by the group. The group is able to present jaranan art beautifully. The
presentation performed by the Tri Turonggono Budoyo Rukun Santoso group
presented traditional dances combined with modern elements so that they were
able to hypnotize the audience and added with a magical touch so that the
audience felt more tense. The role of jaranan art in influencing character
through the activities carried out above so that many people do not hesitate to
join. The process of cultivating character does not have to be conscious or
deliberate. Without realizing that the inculcation of character values will
always exist in individuals or groups, education or cultivation through
doctrines or advice from the community. The environment will play an important
role in socializing the formation of good and bad attitudes and behavior.
Keywoads : jaranan art, character