Ritus Kematian Masyarakat di Desa Tigawasa, Buleleng Bali

The process of death rites in Tigawasa village community is different from the Balinese death rite in general, where the Tigawasa community does not carry out the procession of arson, but burial. one tradition that is still maintained the tradition of singing ngelenjatang song in the process of death rites. The formulation of the problem in this research includes (1) how the procession of death rite of Tigawasa people, and (2) how the function and meaning of Tigawasa community death rite. The purpose of this research, among others (1) To understand and explain the procession of death rite, and (2) ) To understand and explain the function and meaning of the Tigawasa community death rite. The death rite of the Tigawasa community can be studied by applying the theory of intermediate rites and inaugural ceremonies by Van Gennep.While The concept used rites, death, and Tigawasa community. The research method used is qualitative method, with data collection covering the determination of informant, observation, interview, literature study, and data analysis. The results showed a death procession of less than twenty-four hours until the bodies were buried. In the implementation of the rituals performed in Tigawasa Village there is ngelenjatang tradition, which is a songung or chanting that is sacred by the local community. This plays an important role from beginning to end on the rite of death. The death rite found in Tigawasa Village community has its own function and meaning in the daily life of its people. The meaning of the rite of death is divided into three parts, namely the meaning of death rites in the life cycle, the meaning of  ngelenjatang in society, and also the meaning of aspects of public confidence. In addition, the function of the death rite is also divided into three parts, namely the function of returning rough body elements to nature, solidarity function and integrity function for the community.