The ‘Baduy Outer’ indigenous community and ‘Baduy In’ who dreamed of the Lebak region, West Java has a tradition held every year called Seba. The Seba tradition held by the Baduy community as a form of gratitude after the harvest of earth results for a year so that it gives better life.
In the tradition, Baduy people have a trip to the city by bringing the earth’s results to be delivered to the head of the local government called ‘Bapak Gede’ as a form of sincerity and an overview expressed every year.
Baduy in wearing a white-white uniform, it comes to walking for approximately 12 hours of a distance of more than 100 kilometers, whereas Baduy Outside residents are allowed to ride a vehicle with a black color outfit.
Baduy In walking from the village of Ciboleger to the Banten Governor’s office to follow the traditions of Seba.
Baduy’s color runs while carrying the earth’s results heading to the Banten Governor’s office to follow the Seba tradition.
Led Pu'un as well as representatives of 12 indigenous figures Baduy society or Jaro Tangtu 12, Jaro Pamarentah (Central village) and advisors of Baduy citizens 'Ayah Mursid', as much as 1.875 people depart from the village of Baduy terluar Ciboleger to Ms Gede office (Bupati Lebak) in Bitung and to Mr Gede office (Guber Banten) in Serang.
When facing their archipelago and governors ask the government to protect the nature and conservation of the forest and enforce the law for the sake of the people’s peace and safety. After that they leave the built-in goods such as earth, rice, banana, red sugar, mapping and others.
In addition to being a silaturahmi event with the head of the region, Seba is also the opportunity to interact with the outside world. For residents of Baduy Outer, this opportunity they use also to see new clothing products in mal-mal, buy their mobile phones and accessories or simply walk around the city’s progress.
Baduy’s colors follow the Seba tradition in the Banten Governor office.
Baduy’s colors follow the Maha tradition at the Banten Governor’s office.
Text and Photos: Asep Fathulrahman
The population of Baduy went to the office of the Governor of Banten to follow the Seba tradition.
Baduy citizens took the Seba tradition in the Governor of Banten office.
Bibus of Baduy people followed the ceremonies in Serang, Banten.
The Governor of Banten Rano Karno (left) handed over the bing of Baduy Daddy Mursid (right) in the ceremonies in the Banten Governor office.
Baduy’s colors follow the Maha tradition at the Banten Governor’s office.
Color Baduy Outer utilizes the opportunity to view new products in the bow mall following the ceremonies in Serang, Banten.
Color Baduy Outside photographed his friends using cellular phone before following the ceremonies in Serang, Banten.
