PERAN TOKOH MASYARAKAT DALAM PELESTARIAN TRADISI MANDI BELULUS DI KECAMATAN TEBAS KABUPATEN SAMBAS

AbstractThe title of this research is "The Role of Community Figures in the Preservation of the Belulus Bathing Tradition in Tebas District, Sambas Regency". The general problem of this research is How the Role of Community Figures in the Preservation of Bathing Belulus Tradition in Tebas District, Sambas Regency ?. The sub-problem of this research is How do community leaders participate as motivators, guides, role models, and the procession of the Mandi Belulus tradition in preserving the Mandi Belulus tradition in Tebas District, Sambas Regency? This research method is a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. The research informants were Ibu Kiah and Ibu Timah as the elders implementing the Mandi Belulus tradition. The results showed that the two informants as the elder implementing the Mandi Belulus tradition had carried out their role as motivators, where the two informants motivated the community by always telling and inviting the community to preserve the Mandi Belulus tradition, as guides, the two informants provided guidance by inviting the public to find out the ingredients. and the process of implementing Mandi Belulus, as examples of the two informants giving examples of the process of implementing the Mandi Belulus tradition in a directed manner, and the procession of the Mandi Belulus tradition from preparing the ingredients to the process being carried out in a way that has been passed down from generation to generation.Keywords: Role of Community Figures, Tradition Preservation, Mandi Belulu