Maintaining Social Relationship of Balinese and Sasak Ethnic Community

Abstract

This research aims to study the background of building informal cultural ties as a medium of reharmonization between Balinese ethnic community and Sasak ethnic community in Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara Province. This study used qualitative interpretive design in order to find answers issues, namely background of establishing a cohesion bond between two ethnic communities. Based on the result of this research, it is found that there are four influential factors, namely cultural contact between Balinese ethnic and Sasak ethnic communities during the historic period, the implementation of Balinese culture and Sasak culture in Lombok, cultural adaptation of each cultural identity, and construction of informal cultural ties as medium of interethnic communication. The informal cultural ties have an important significance in maintaining the integration between Balinese ethnic community and the Sasak ethnic community in Mataram city. Based on this phenomenon, the recommendation that can be proposed is to maintain the sustainability of informal cultural ties through the cultivation of awareness in each ethnic community and involvement of traditional figures in providing intensive guidance on the importance of preserving the cultural values of ancestral heritage in maintaining social harmony. Keywords Quotidian IntroductionLocal wisdom in the form of informal cultural ties between Balinese ethnic community and Sasak ethnic community in Mataram city diachronically involves a number of supporting data, in particular, linked to the historical aspect. With regard to that, the establishment of informal cultural ties is inseparable from the contacts that occurred at the beginning of Balinese ethnic community Hindu encounter with the Sasak ethnic community that is Muslim. Contacts that occur between the two ethnic communities that different religions to build communication and interaction in the face of life issues concerning social aspects, the implementation of religious practices, and culture, others. In the social aspects of communication and interaction that occur include activities related to mutual cooperation, such as in building places of settlement, making facilities and improvements in the quality of life together, helping each other in overcoming natural disasters, and others. The social relations that occur between the two ethnic groups are associated with Koentjaraningrat concept (2004: 53-54) as a form of mentality that has been controlled by the norms that have been rooted in the culture of Indonesian society.In the field of religious practice between Balinese people who embraced Hindu and Sasak people who embraced Islam since the historical time has built communication and interaction. The phenomenon is indicated by awakening awareness to keep each other's harmony of each religious practices. One thing that is very interesting in the implementation of religious practice when the implementation of religious festivals conducted by Hindus, those who are Muslims participate feels the atmosphere of joy. ...

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