Udayana University BEM Records Siat Sambuk Tradition, Masuryak Tradition, and Legong Andir Tradition to the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights

Badung – Monday (14/8/2023), the Student Executive Board (BEM) of Udayana University (Unud) Cabinet "Udayana Bangkit" through the Department of Culture attended the invitation to participants in Monitoring/Supervision Collaboration Activities in the Field of Intellectual Property which took place at the Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Badung regency. In this activity, certificates for recording Intellectual Property Rights for culture were handed over which had been successfully registered to the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) by the Department of Culture, Student Executive Board, Udayana University. These cultures, namely:

1. Siat Sambuk Tradition with EBT registration number: 51202300189
2. Legong Andir Dance with EBT registration number: 51202300189
3. Mesuryak Tradition with EBT registration number: 51202300190.

A brief overview of this culture, namely, firstly, the Siat Sambuk tradition is a tradition from Pohgending Village, Poh Gending Traditional Village, Penebel District, Tabanan Regency, Bali. This tradition is carried out on Pengerupukan night or the day before Nyepi Day. This tradition is held at Sandikala time or before sunset. In this tradition, two groups of young people will fight together using sambuk weapons or burnt coconut fibers. The Siat Sambuk tradition is believed to repel evil and minimize negative things in the village environment.

Then the second, namely the Legong Andir Dance which comes from Tista Village, Kerambitan District, Tabanan Regency, Bali. This dance is a dance in the form of the Classical Palegongan dance which is commonly known by the Tista community as Andir. The choreographic structure of the Legong Andir Dance is very close to the Legong Keraton Dance, the only difference is that the Legong Andir dance developed in Tista Village. The Legong Andir dance functions as a guardian and bebali art which in its performance will involve rangda or the embodiment of Ida Sang Hyang Widhi who is held in the temple, whether shown as part of the story or only as a "witness" in the performance. The Legong Andir dance is preserved by the Usana Budaya Art Studio in Tista Village.

Then the third, namely the Mesuryak tradition which comes from Bongan Village, Tabanan Regency. This tradition is a form of tradition carried out by the people of Bongan Village as a symbol to send the spirits of their ancestors back to their place, as well as a form of gratitude for the blessings that have been bestowed by Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa. The uniqueness of the Mesuryak tradition is that this tradition is only carried out on Kuningan Day and in this tradition something valuable is used to be suryak (thrown), for example money.

Chairman of BEM Udayana University on his occasion appreciated the performance of the Department of Culture, "We at BEM Udayana University certainly understand Bali's position as an area rich in culture and ancestral heritage, so BEM Udayana is present not only as a critical partner of the government, but also a strategic partner in maintaining Balinese Culture. Of course, with the efforts and performance of the Department of Culture which is included in the Community Sector, it is hoped that this will be able to erase the bad stigma of BEM in the eyes of the public and of course through this registration it will be able to provide certainty and legal protection for the EBT objects that are registered. As a law student, "I am trying to direct the Department of Culture to focus on recording and legal protection of a culture. I really appreciate the Department of Culture for having succeeded in recording these three cultures. Of course these three are just the beginning, we are targeting 50 cultures to be recorded this year," said I Putu Bagus Padmanegara.

Continuing this, the Head of the Department of Culture will also always work hard in trying to preserve the culture that exists in Bali in particular, "Of course it is not an easy thing to be able to record existing culture, especially in Bali. Because every region has almost the same culture However, of course there are differences which are influenced by the region and the people within it. We at the Department of Culture in the recording process have gone through processes such as requesting permission for recording, extracting information by going directly to the relevant villages, creating files, until finally after going through several "revisions provided by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, this culture can be recorded. This is not an easy job, but it is not an impossible job to complete," said I Gusti Ngurah Made Prabhaswara.