The Boundary Edition (Indonesia-Malaysia) III = "Maccera Tasi"

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Figure 1. Maccera Tasi

The Buginese people is an ethnic group that known as sailors and nomads in Indonesia. Many people of buginese spread in this hemisphere. (11/16/2014) People of Sebatik Island, who majority of buginese and other etnics from South Sulawesi, celebrated "Maccera Tasi" as Ocean Thanksgiving and several people of buginese also said "Mappanre Tasi".

This activity took place in Sei Taiwan, Kecamatan Sebatik. Crowded area was shown in that area to introduce, that there were many activities there. Maccera Tasi was carried out by local society as independent for their gratitude for god by their catch of the ocean resources. The objectives of this activity was also manifestation of buginese people to their god and living being of this universe.

Figure 2. People brought the Lawa Soji

In that ocean thanks giving activity, youth or the next generation could continue their culture and would not forget their mother land i.e South Sulawesi. In their wonder, their culture from buginese would decrease by time and to anticipated Maccera Tasi culture was conducted by buginese origin adopted. People carried out Maccera Tasi in alongside of the beach. One of their activity was Lawa Soji that was floated in the ocean.

Lawa Soji is holy barrier. From buginese language, Lawa is barrier and Soji is Holy. Actually, Lawa Soji existed as quadrangle thing made by blade bamboo to protect holy thing such as offering goods for god also used as barrier for marriage ceremonial

Figure 3. Lawa Soji

Figure 4. Student Marching Band

Figure 5. Some Institution DKP and TNI was involved

Versi Bahasa Indonesia

Suku bugis dikenal sebagai salah satu suku pelaut dan perantau. Tidak heran di belahan bumi ini ada banyak tempat yang memiliki warga yang dominan warga bugis. Kali ini penulis berkunjung di Kecamatan Sebatik, tepatnya di pantai sei taiwan. Kemeriahan telah membuat suasana menjadikan sebuah tanda bahwa ada kegiatan yang berlangsung. Pesta laut "Maccera Tasi" kegiatan ini dilaksanakan oleh swadaya masyarakat sebagai ungkapan rasa syukur atas hasil laut yang telah didapatkan. Kegiatan ini merupakan wujud manifestasi masyarakat bugis terhadap sang pencipta maupun makhluk hidup di alam ini.
Dalam kegiatan ini pula, diharapkan pemuda-pemudi Sebatik tidak lupa akan tanah dia berasal yaitu sulawesi-selatan. Bupati Nunukan dalam sambutannya menyatakan bahwa nunukan adalah mininya sulawesi-selatan. Dari perantauan tentu saja ada nilai-nilai budaya berkurang dan untuk mengantisipasi hilangnya hal itu maka budaya maccera tasi yang diadopsi dari budaya asal bugis.
Maccera tasi dilaksankan dipinggir laut dengan beragam kegiatan. Kali ini Pulau Sebatik melaksanakan dengan beragam kegiatan salah satunya ada pelarungan lawa soji.