Slaughtering Buffalo in the “Bantai Adat” Tradition During Eid Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Padang Pariaman Regency West Sumatra Province, Indonesia

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10.2991/absr.k.220207.055How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Buffalo; Covid-19 Pandemic; Local tradition; Padang Pariaman Regency; Traditional slaughter

Abstract

Eid is an Islamic holiday celebrated lively in Indonesia, including in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatera Province, with the tradition of slaughtering buffalo in the village as a form of community togetherness. The occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic disaster impacted the socio-economic conditions of the community and various restrictions such as gatherings. This study aims to examine the “Bantai Adat” tradition during Eid in Batang Anai and Ulakan Tapakis Sub-district, Padang Pariaman Regency, West Sumatra, while the pandemic is still ongoing. Research involving 35 respondents from family heads as participants and six administrators/committees for the Bantai Adat event, using interviews and direct observation at the location. The results showed the buffalo slaughtered decreased during a pandemic; in Batang Anai and Ulakan Tapakis sub-districts in 2018, were 2.00±0.00 and 2.25±1.26 heads, in 2019 were 2.00±0.00 and 2.25±1.26 heads, in 2020 were 1.00 ± 1.41 and 2.25±1.26 heads, in 2021 were 1.50 ± 0.71 and 2.25 ± 1.26 heads. The price of buffalo slaughtered in Batang Anai and Ulakan Tapakis sub-districts were Rp.27,000,000.00 ± 1,870,828.69 and Rp.25,500,000 ± 707,106.78, respectively; the price of meat/pack was Rp.175,000 ± 35,355 and 125,000.00 ± 5,773.50; It concluded that despite significant disasters such as the covid-19 pandemic, the tradition of slaughtering buffalo during Eid was maintained even though the number decreased. Therefore, more attention to the development of local buffalo was needed.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Adi Tiya Warman
AU  - Bayu Andri Atmoko
AU  - Hamdani Maulana
AU  - Endang Baliarti
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/02/24
TI  - Slaughtering Buffalo in the “Bantai Adat” Tradition During Eid Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Padang Pariaman Regency West Sumatra Province, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 9th International Seminar on Tropical Animal Production (ISTAP 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 264
EP  - 268
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/absr.k.220207.055
DO  - 10.2991/absr.k.220207.055
ID  - Warman2022
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