Preservation of Balinese 'Lontar' Manuscripts in Jembrana
Jembrana, NetizenBali.com - Bali has a lot of cultural heritage both tangible and intangible. One of the cultural heritages in the form of manuscripts is Palm-leaf manuscripts or Balinese people named 'lontar'.
Lontar is a cultural documentation of the past and is a valuable heritage of the past for the present generation. The tradition of literacy has been around a long time in Bali, but no one can confirm the number of people who understand literacy in the past.
Nevertheless, there are general texts such as manuscripts folklore, heroic epics, poems, songs, and the like into the category itihasa and tantri that bear "no secrecy".
Considering the importance of the inheritance, the Penyuluh Bahasa Bali (instructors of Balinese Language in Jembrana) has carried out 'lontar' conservation at the house of the late I Ketut Sugarba in Kaliakah village, Negara, Jembrana Regency on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. This activity became part of a long-standing collaboration. [NetizenBali.com]
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