Research Paper
Year: 2019 | Month: July | Volume: 6 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 528-534
Myths of the "Si Beru Dayang" Folklore and the Vision in the Environment Conservation in Karo Regency, Indonesia
Emma Marsella, Haris Sutan Lubis, Dardanila
Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
The "Si Beru Dayang" folklore is one of the cultural heritages in Karo regency, North Sumatera and is believed to remain available since it stays in Karonese hearts and is inherited according to its function as a local wisdom. Research on the values of vision from the aspects of environment preservation based on the "Si Beru Dayang" folklore was carried out as efforts to prevent the extinction of the Karonese cultural heritage which is thought be potential in the moral development in North Sumatera, and specifically in the environment preservation for paddy fields. This study aims to describe the myths and the vision of environment preservation found in the "Si Beru Dayang" folklore by qualitative descriptive methods and by interviews. Data was obtained by recording what informants told and analyzed by the literary sociology and cultural approaches. The sociological approach was focused on a number of concepts of folklore, myth, and environmental preservation. The results showed that the vision of environment preservation, especially the vision of rice fields, might refer to scientific and rational explanation to strengthen the truth values about the myths from the folklore, and to create jargons or slogans that are capable for persuading, inviting, and encouraging local people to act to save their environment by preservation.
Key words: Myth, Karonese Folklore, Si Beru Dayang, Environment Preservation
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