TRADISI MAROSOK DALAM TRANSAKSI JUAL BELI TERNAK DI PASAR TERNAK KOTA PAYAKUMBUH, SUMATERA BARAT
Abstract
Marosok tradition is one uniqe traditions of West Sumatera, where this
tradition is implemented in the system of sale and purchase transaction of
livestock. Marosok in Indonesian is to feel, and hold something without seeing
what the stuff bit only feel it based on brain and feeling. This tradition begins
when the buyer has found the cattle that are considered suitable, than there will
be bargaining price of levestock. And bargaining is done by way of marosok,
where the hands of merchants and buyer greet each other, there their fingers
mutually marosok or fingered ech other. The trader sets the price, and if not
match the buyer can bid. And keep in mind that when bargaiining takes place the
hands of merchants and buyers of cattle are hidden behind sarong, hat or small
tower. The purpouse of this study is to know (1)how the procession of marosok
tradition in the sale and purchase transaction of cattle, (2)what is the purpouse of
the implementation of marosok tradition, and (3)the meaning of each symbol of
the fingers symbols used in marosok tradition. This research was conducted in the
market of livestock Payakumbuh with descriptive qualitatif research method,
where the subject of the study was selected by purposive sampling and snowball
sampling. Informants in this study amounted to ten people, who are considered to
understand very well about this tradition. From the results of interviews and
observations in the field authors concluded that the procession of this tradition is
done by livestock traders, livestock buyers, as well as brokers or intermediaries.
The goal of Marosok‟s own tradition is (1)to maintain the tradition it self, (2)to
appreciate fellow traders and (3)to the attraction of tourism. And for the symbol
of the fingers symbol in bargaining, each finger represents the nominal price, for
example the index finger represents Rp. 100.000 – Rp.10.000.000.
Keyword: tradition, marosok, buying and selling
tradition is implemented in the system of sale and purchase transaction of
livestock. Marosok in Indonesian is to feel, and hold something without seeing
what the stuff bit only feel it based on brain and feeling. This tradition begins
when the buyer has found the cattle that are considered suitable, than there will
be bargaining price of levestock. And bargaining is done by way of marosok,
where the hands of merchants and buyer greet each other, there their fingers
mutually marosok or fingered ech other. The trader sets the price, and if not
match the buyer can bid. And keep in mind that when bargaiining takes place the
hands of merchants and buyers of cattle are hidden behind sarong, hat or small
tower. The purpouse of this study is to know (1)how the procession of marosok
tradition in the sale and purchase transaction of cattle, (2)what is the purpouse of
the implementation of marosok tradition, and (3)the meaning of each symbol of
the fingers symbols used in marosok tradition. This research was conducted in the
market of livestock Payakumbuh with descriptive qualitatif research method,
where the subject of the study was selected by purposive sampling and snowball
sampling. Informants in this study amounted to ten people, who are considered to
understand very well about this tradition. From the results of interviews and
observations in the field authors concluded that the procession of this tradition is
done by livestock traders, livestock buyers, as well as brokers or intermediaries.
The goal of Marosok‟s own tradition is (1)to maintain the tradition it self, (2)to
appreciate fellow traders and (3)to the attraction of tourism. And for the symbol
of the fingers symbol in bargaining, each finger represents the nominal price, for
example the index finger represents Rp. 100.000 – Rp.10.000.000.
Keyword: tradition, marosok, buying and selling
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