122 Proceeding Book - International Seminar Bali Hinduism, Tradition and Interreligious Studies ISBN: 978-602-52255-0-5 Hindu University of Indonesia, Denpasar - Bali, 2018 THE MEANING OF MAKOTEK TRADITION IN MUNGGU VILLAGE IN THE GLOBAL ERA Gede Yoga Kharisma Pradana Bali International Institute of Tourism <yoga@stpbi.ac.id> Abstract Makotek is an oral tradition performed as a ritual to ward off misfortune for the residents of Munggu Village in the Badung Regency. The name refers to kotek-kotek from the interlocking sounds to dispel epidemic diseases during a ceremony on the holy day of Kuningan. It is interesting that in this global era, when everyone is bustling to compete and develop capital productively, the modern and advanced society of Munggu Village still carry out the Makotek tradtion even though there are no signs of epidemic diseases. This article is compiled from the results of a qualitative research that aimed to understand what the Makotek tradition is and the meaning of this tradition in the global era. Data, collected through feld observation, interviews and a literature study, was analyzed using symbol theory, deconstruction theory and practice theory. Findings show that the Makotek tradition involves many people from Munggu Village and begins by carrying out a ceremony and prayer together at the Puseh temple. Then, all the participants make a procession around the village carrying kotekan wooden instruments and heirlooms accompanied by the gamelan and singing of religious songs. At the great crossroads, the line of kotekan carriers make a wood formation resembling a pyramid in silence until one person climbs up and the attraction occurs on the top. The ritual ends when all of the participants have returned to the Puseh temple. Thus, the Makotek tradition in Munggu Village in the global era signifes religious, collective power, conservation and cultural preservation. Key words: meaning, Makotek tradition, Global Era 1.INTRODUCTION Makotek is an oral tradition which is performed as a ritual to ward off misfortune for those living at Munggu Village, Badung Regency, Bali Province. The name of Makotek refers to kotek-kotek from the attribute’s sound from many participants of the event to solving epidemic diseases in every Kuningan ceremony at Munggu village, Badung Regency, Bali Province. In Bali, there are many similar cultural traditions that still remain sustainable. Some of them are Geret Pandan tradition in Tenganan-Karangasem Village, Ngusaba Dangsil tradition in Sulahan-Bangli Village, Tipat Bantal tradition in Kapal-Badung Village, Omed-Omedan tradition in Sesetan Village, Masuryak tradition in Bongan-Tabanan Village. But among all these traditions, Makotek’s tradition is most interesting to study because Munggu people are able to be open to modernization as in global community groups. Beside that, only Makotek tradition is always carried out by involving thousands of people from different professions, heirlooms and hundreds of wood pullet for Hindu ceremonies every Kuningan ceremony in Bali.