NGUSABA DODOL DI DESA DUDA TIMUR, SELAT KARANGASEM: KAJIAN SEMIOTIK SOSIAL

Abstract

Ngusaba is a ceremony held to praise Dewi Sri or the goddess of prosperity. Ngusaba Dodol is one of the types of ceremony in Bali conducted by the community at Selat district, Karangasem regency. This ceremony is held every year at the end of sasih Kesanga, pengelong or the day after the dark moon or tilem nemu kajeng based on Balinese calendar. Ngusaba is conducted at Pura dalem which is located in a local village. It is an arguable, distinctive and unique ceremony because the person brings offerings of dodol. Dodol is a typical snack made by glutinous rice flour, mixed with brown sugar and coconut milk. The dodol made in this ceremony unlike ordinary dodol. It has larger size compared to the ordinary dodol. Each offerings brought by the people to the temple, consists of: three large dodol, three large slices of jaje uli (Balinese black cake), three kilogram of rice, three tanding of satay, three tandingof pelas and rasmen, three bunches of bananas, three pieces of crackers, fruits, etc. Besides, the offering is decorated with the flowers in such way to make it beautiful and look like onggar-onggaran, however, every village has difference way to fill in the banten sokan (offerings placed in a traditional box) that will be offerred to the god.