IKON TRADISI BA’DO KATUPAT SEBAGAI REFLEKSI KEBUDAYAAN MASYARAKAT JATON DI SULAWESI UTARA

Abstract

Ba’do Katupat celebration is a tradition of Jawa Tondano (Jaton) village hold annually. It has a deep meaning to strengthen the relationship, forgive each other, as well as be grateful  for the success of fasting for the whole month. No wonder the celebration is always crowded with thousands of people from different areas, ages and beliefs, and carried out for the whole day. Ba’do Ketupat is an inherited tradition from Diponegoro, Kiai Mojo, and his followers. This Javanese tradition heritage can be found in Tondano, Minahasa as a ceremonial event held annually by people in Jaton village one week after Eid  Ba’do Ketupat contains cultural values   that include local and cultural values, as the icon and identity of  Jaton in Minahasa, as well as the acculturation resulting in solidarity and tolerance. This culture unites the minority of Jaton people with the majority of Minahasa people. The religious ritual performed by Jaton people and other Muslim accomplishes religious obligations in order to increase devotion towards Allah SWT and not to create difference.