Festival related to water Southeast Asia

Abstract

For agricultural countries, people's
lives depend entirely on the chance of nature,
especially on water. Water is therefore an important
sacred element for the farmer. Southeast Asians see
rain - water as the most important factor in their
crops, their lives, and water. Rain is also the
manifestation of the heart of heaven, of the gods. So
far, agricultural peoples have formed beliefs to pray
for the power of the gods to support human beings.
This belief is expressed through rituals, waterrelated
festivals, typical of the festival praying rain
down and pray for the sun.
On the basis of the intimate relationship between
the ecological environment and the festival, this
article focuses on research festivals related to water
in Southeast Asia to contribute to the deconstruction
of sacred rituals during festival. Through rituals
during the festival, human behavior can be seen in
relation to the natural environment of the rice
agriculture farmers.
The main research method of this article: system
method - structure, comparison method,
interpretation method; Theoretical approach of the
paper is ecological theory and structural theory.