Massempek Folk Games in the Tolotang Community, Indonesia

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ID20205893
AuthorsTini Suryaningsi (0000-0003-1138-1737, National Research, Development and Innovation Office), Ansaar Ansaar, Iriani Iriani (0009-0005-5544-1393), Sritimuryati Sritimuryati
Year2023
Volume27
Issue2
Pages159-174
Publication date2023-05-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTrames Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1406-0922 • E-ISSN: 1736-7514
PublisherEstonian Academy Publishers (PUBLISHER • EE)
DOI10.3176/tr.2023.2.04
OpenAlexW4377085069
LanguageEN
References cited14

The Tolotang community has a traditional game called massempek. This paper aims to explain the procedures for the massempek game. The qualitative approach results showed that massempek is only conducted once a year when the ritual is carried out at the Perrinyameng. The ritual in Perrinyameng is to visit the ancestral graves of the Tolotang people. This massempek game is carried out as entertainment for the people in Perrinyameng. Massempek is a game that requires courage to kick the opponent and dodge the opponentâ s kick. This game is only played by small children who are brave and not afraid. The childrenâ s players are those from the Tolotang community. That is done to avoid conflicts with the surrounding community who are not from the Tolotang community. Massempek is included in agility games that require physical endurance. Folk games are part of the culture of society and as a characteristic of the identity of the wearer. The values of sacredness, caring, and familiarity are the unifying tools of the nation. Massempek folk games are part of the Tolotang peopleâ s culture that should be preserved

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