Kerito Fighting Surong, Traditional Game of the Belitung Community

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 Asep Irwan Gunawan  8/12/2019
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There are indeed many kinds of traditional games in Indonesia that are interesting to explore. One type of traditional game from Belitung that is also interesting to explore is Adu Kerito Surong. As a native culture of Beitung, Kerito Surong or Adito Kerito Surong is somewhat proud. The reason is that in 2015, Kerito Surong has been designated as an Indonesian Intangible Cultural Heritage with registration number 2014004870 in the Oral Tradition and Expression domain. Kerito Surong is indeed very interesting, because in this traditional game we can see agility, speed, balance and skill. Not only that, in this game also contained a message of togetherness from the community.

HISTORY AND HISTORY

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Judging from its history and history, Kerito Surong was originally known as a means of transportation. Even in Dutch times, Kerito Surong was used to transport tin by the Chinese community in Muntok added tin areas. But over time, Kerito Surong was then used as a vehicle to transport various goods, and also included humans. Agricultural products such as pepper, mango, fro and wood are some examples of goods that were often transported by Kerita Surong. When transporting some of the agricultural crops, people often do it while having fun and rejoicing. From this then emerged the forerunner of the game Kerito Surong Adu which reflects the harvest activities of pepper farmers full of joyful atmosphere.

PREPARATION BEFORE GAME

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To do this Kerito Surong game there are a number of things that need to be prepared such as costumes, equipment and also musical instruments. For costume participants in the game Adu Kerito Surong that is needed is traditional clothing Bangka (with white and green to distinguish each team that competes), machete and cloth gloves and machetes, pandanus hat or acted, sandals cuhai.

Meanwhile, for equipment or equipment needed in this Kerito Surong contest, among others kerito surong (wheelbarrow) made from sling wood, gerunggang and durian, wheels made of wood Cempedak (Root) Banir, suyak which is a rattan wicker basket or bamboo which was used as a place to harvest pepper, batons as relay wood, plastic ropes, wood splints made from Gerunggang wood and Bamboo or Wood bridges made of Ulo-Ulo wood.

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As for the musical instruments needed to enliven the Kerito Surong game, there are gongs, main drum, drum, drum, drum and children's drum.

HOW TO PLAY SURONG CITIZENS

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After all the things needed for the Kerito Surong Shootout are ready, the game of agility and competition is ready to do. First, divided into two groups or teams led by village elders. Each team consists of 4 or more people who later in the open field will provide dance entertainment for "pepper pickers" with Dambus music. In this Dambus music there will be songs that contain advice, religion and also jokes. This entertaining Dambus music is indeed new in the Kerito Surong game. Because before Kerito Surong was only accompanied by applause and cheers from the audience.

After group division and dance entertainment, the referee will gather each team led by village elders to draw and explain the rules of the game Adu Kerito Surong. Furthermore, after the two sides agreed on the rules, then the Kerito Surong Shootout was immediately played with each team taking the space provided. Later there is someone from each team who will be the driver and will drive the train that his friend has ridden.

In this game, the two camps will compete with each other quickly and agile through a racing track filled with several challenges or obstacles. Some of the challenges and obstacles in the Kerito Surong Fighting include:  Bends are challenges in the Kerito Surong track that make participants must be able to be agile and move swiftly while maintaining balance.  A bridge of balance is a challenge for participants to maintain balance and teamwork or teamwork.  The splint bridge is a challenge that requires each team to be able to harmonize between strength, agility and speed.  The road manifests as the challenge of each participant and team to bring Karito Surong by relying on strength, speed and balance.

In this game there is a very important thing for each participant to consider, namely the shift of the baton when each team is at the obstacle of the splint bridge. From here each participant will be tested for dexterity and accuracy in decision making. Some of the challenges that exist in the transfer of the baton itself contain a philosophical message that during harvest the farmer must remember that there are some of the results that belong to others. After passing through the obstacle course and giving the baton, then the Karito Surong Competition will be continued for the rest of the time until the designated time of the village elders. The winner of the game itself is the most team or team that collects the baton. Determination of winners based on the most teams that collect the relay level itself reflects that who collects the most good deeds then he is the true winner.

GAME VALUES

In this Karito Surong Fighting game there are some embedded values, namely:  Building a culture of teamwork or teamwork.  Build a positive atmosphere of competition or competition.  Train yourself and physically fast, balanced and agile  Build a habit to always share your fortune.

BUSINESS CONSERVATION OF SURONG PLAY GAME

Even though it is only a game, Kerito Surong is considered as something important to be preserved. Especially when the influence of smartphones is getting stronger among children, making Kerito Surong more and more people forget and leave it. For this reason, in order for Kerito Surong Competition to remain there, efforts to preserve it must always be carried out. One of the ways that has been taken to preserve Kerito Surong is by making it as material in local content lessons in the Bangka-Belitung school environment. The effort to make Karito Surong as one of the local content learning materials aims to make the younger generation familiar with the traditional game of Bangka-Belitung since attending school.

The effort to popularize Kerito Surong was also carried out by several communities. By holding Kerito Surong competition in several places, this game has become more well-known in Bangka-Belitung. Even interestingly, in one time Kerito Surong was once pitted with another vehicle that is motor cross. Certainly not in the case of a race that witnessed the speed of the match. But the attraction of a combination of old school and modern vehicles is expected to attract more spectators.

The Kerito Surong Fighting match itself was not only held in the regency alone, but this game had also been competed at the provincial level of the Bangka Belitung Islands. In Sail Morotai which was held by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenpora) itself, Kerito Surong entered into the top 10 favorite cultural shows. Besides being an annual agenda, Kerito Surong has now become one of the icons of traditional sports to promote tourism in Central Bangka Regency.

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    Edward
    22 Feb 2020

    Terima kasih sudah memberikan pecerahan terhadap salah satu budaya Belitung, maju terus belitungisland.com.

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