Ethnography of Ritual Communication in Ngaji Makam Ngaturang Ulak Kaya: A Case Study on The People of Wetu Telu Bayan, North Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara

Abstract

This study aims to describe the communication activities of the Ngaji Makam Ngaturang Ulak Kaya and to describe the meaning of communication activities in the stages of the ritual procession of Ngaji Ngaturang Ulak Kaya. The Ngaji Ngaturang Ulak Kaya is a traditional ritual that is held to celebrate the rice harvest. This study uses a qualitative approach with the ethnographic communication as the type of research This study was successful in knowing that the ritual procession of the Ngaturang Ulak Kaya Ngaji ritual was conducted in two places, with four processions, and held once every year. The communication activities at the Ngaturang Ulak Kaya Ngaji Makam ritual include two communicative situations, namely the ritual of mengosap and bathing under ivory and the ritual of menyilak and priapan. The communication process that occurs during a series of ritual processions reflects two meanings, namely spiritual and social structures.