LOCAL INTEREST VALUES IN SYAIR TORAJA AND ITS RELEVANCE WITH ISLAMIC EDUCATION

ABSTRACT: This study aims to determine the relevance of cultural values and Islamic education. Hymn Pasomba Tedong is the highest thanksgiving ceremony in the life of the Toraja people, namely at the ceremony of maqbuaq and meruaq which is dedicated to Puang Matua (God), which aims to invoke soil fertility and facilitate social interaction at the expense of a black and fat young buffalo. These expressions contain the values of religious values education, the value of unity, the value of deliberation and consensus, ethical values, and tolerance / respect values that have relevance to Islamic Education and it is hoped that the language and expressions of the Toraja community are included in the subject matter local level at all levels of education in schools to preserve its sustainability from extinction as a national cultural asset. Then internalized through informal education in the household environment and socialized in the community through culture as part of non-formal education.

Keywords: Local Wisdom Values, Toraja Poetry, Relevance, Islamic Education