MAKALAH LAPORAN BAHASA INGGRIS BUDAYA CULTURE SUKU BUGIS INDONESIA

BUGINESE FARMER’S CEREMONIAL

            At this time, I would like to explain about the process of planting rice, especially in Soppeng Regency.

            First of all, the farmers soak the rice for three days. After that, the seeds removed and got drain in a sack. Then they doesn’t do anything to the rice for two days. Then, the Buginese farmers held a Maddoja Bine . Maddoja Bine is a traditional culture of the Buginese farmers to pray to God for the succeed of the next day to plant the rice. In this ceremony, they prepared variety of Buginese typical foods, such as ; Sokko, Bananas, Ginger Chicken, Boiled Eggs, etc.

            After Maddoja Bine , the seed brought to the field and then spread in it.  A few days later, the seed then grow in to small rice. After that, the rice then revoked and transferred to the largest area.

            After a few month, the rice will grow tall and produce seed. At that time, there will be a ceremony called Mappammula. In this ceremony, they prepared some special Buginese food such in Maddoja Bine was. After that ceremony, the rice is ready for the harvest.

            They do it by cut the stem of rice by using sickle then using Machine to separate the seed with the stem . Then, they put the seed on to the sack and bring it to the house.

            After arrived at the house, the seed then dried in to the sunshine for several day. Then the dried seed milled in the rice factory. The last ceremony is Mabbaca Doang Ase Baru. In this ceremony, there are only several kind of food, Rice, Boiled Eggs and Bananas.

            Finally, the ceremony completed which undertaken by the Buginese farmers, especially in Soppeng Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

                                            ABDUL MUBARAK

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