TRADISI PENGOBATAN MENGGUNAKAN AIR LANCO MBARI (PARAFU) PADA MASYARAKAT PARADO KECAMATAN PARADO KABUPATEN BIMA NTB

Abstract

This research aims to determine the healing tradition of using Lanco Mbari water in the Parado community, Parado District, Bima Regency, NTB. This research uses a qualitative approach with ethnographic methods. The types of data used are primary data and secondary data. Data collection techniques used: observation, interviews and documentation. Then the data was analyzed using the Snowball Sampling technique. The results of this research show that there is a tradition of treatment carried out by the Parado community using lanco mbari water with the process carried out: 1) going to the sando to find out the diagnosis of the disease they are suffering from, 2) materials brought in the treatment, materials brought in the treatment namely sticky rice, cigarettes made from rattan leaves, roasted rice, black and white sticky rice, yellow rice, betel leaves, areca nut, free-range chicken, and other food items needed for prayer, 3) parafu place, know first the healing place you want to visit, such as Lanco Mbari water, 4) treatment of illnesses, treatment by bathing and drinking water in Lanco Mbari and praying with those who have the sanggili area at the place of treatment. The meaning of the symbols/materials for treatment with Parafu lanco mbari water that the Parado community generally knows is to show them to those who have sanggili areas at the treatment location. Apart from being a symbol of healing, this material is also an ingredient for prayer purposes. The food that is brought cannot be taken home by the person with the wish or stored in the place of treatment but rather eaten together.