Barongsai Cap Go Meh di Makassar sebuah Pemikiran Tentang Tari, Ritual, dan Identitas

Abstract

This article is a discussion of identity through performance. This research focuses on Barongsai (Lion Dance) performance on the Cap go Meh (Chinese New Year) ritual parade. The chosen research location is Makassar City, South Sulawesi. This research focuses on Barongsai in ritual context, as a compulsory attribute in the Cap go Meh Ritual Parade. In further explanation, this article also discuss about identity that constructed by Barongsai groups. In order to earn an understanding of those issues, I use anthropological approach with the participant observation and interview method. This research is a new line of the macro picture of the Tionghoa phenomenon in Indonesia.