They are compact pull mine long, at first glance they seem’re doing a tug of war contest. But don’t get me wrong, if seen from the front end of mine, ended in a large ship. This is the tradition annyorong lopi, a ritual to deliver a boat to the sea. On land pinisi ship is made with full diligence, annyorong lopi be a moment of time Pinisi ship across the ocean.
The bugis had a close bond with a boat, the identity of the ancestor of a sailor drawn clear of the ship. A ship made of sturdy wood stretches the screen gallant ship propulsion wade through the vastness of the ocean. Annyorong lopi often held by the community Bonto Bahari, Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi.
Don’t play, to make a boat floats in the oceans, it takes tens to hundreds of people. Remember one fruit pinisi ship is ready to sail has a load of 80 tons to hundreds of tons.In addition to the ritual to the success of land, Annyorong lopi is a form of gratitude Bugis people to the Lord because it has completed the manufacture of a boat. Tradition the ceremony is already trusted and held for generations by the people of the Bugis in Bonto bahari.
Annyorong lopi itself has a meaning to push the boat. The sea is the main purpose of this pinisi ship sailing. The procession of the ceremony Annyorong lopi involves the makers of the boat (panrita lopi), shaman (sanro) and special guests. In addition, community leaders also attended by the people of Makassar in Bulukumba district and surrounding areas. Tradition Annyorong lopi contains elements of the culture and values of religion.
One of the traditional leaders to be a guide to unite the strength of the towing ship. One… two…., three… compact, they change the position of the vessel pinisi inch by inch. Dozens of people were also placed in the right and left of the ship to balance the ship so as not to tumble.
No modern equipment designed in the tradition of anyyorong lopi, everything is done manually, even this technique has been done for thousands of years. As one proof pinisi ship has been legendary since the year 1500’s.
Beam-beam wood this is the wheel or pad to shift the pinisi ship. Remember the larger the ship, the more difficult it interestingly in the army, although large vessels will easily move in the waters.
The procession of the ceremony annyorong lopi itself consists of four stages. The first stage is doing the slaughtering of sacrificial animals. Usually they slaughter of the buffalo and performed in the afternoon, one day before the boat is launched.
The second stage is a ceremony appasili held in the morning. Ritual Appasili is an activity to prevent distress and interference with how to carry out a series of songka bala (tolak bala). Community Bonto bahari believe the ritual appasili become a ritual that is very important so that the boat pinisi is not impaired during the sailing.
While the third stage is to make ammossi (a boat). This activity is done at night after the reading of the book of al-barazanji. Ammarosi is to make the navel (possi) in the middle of the keel of a boat by using a drill. The last stage is the fourth is a boat launch with pulling the boat into the sea together.
Annyorong lopi be a form of local wisdom of the community Bulukumba, gave evidence of a real spirit of togetherness, mutual cooperation and work ethic community Bulukumba. One of the identity of the Indonesian nation is well maintained by the community Bulukumba. No wonder UNESCO bestowed the Pinisi Ship and Manufacture of Pinisi (Pinisi The Art Of Boatbuilding) as intangible Cultural Heritage.
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