THE ORAL TRADITION OF HOYAK TABUIK IN PARIAMAN, WEST SUMATRA

Abstract

Hoyak Tabuik is a religious and old tradition which had been done from one generation to another. It is one of local wisdom which is still used in the Pariaman to remember the Hasan-Hussein death. The study used the qualitative research by library documentary such as a few books and there are a few Pariaman society that he lived in Medan especially in Minangkabau areas. Many oral traditions which could be taken from the tabuik ceremony. It included that all of the worst characteristics had to be thrown away from our living and it could be seen they threw the tabuik cosntruction o the sea.