THE MESURYAK TRADITION AS A MEDIUM FOR STRENGTHENING CHARACTER EDUCATION AND CULTURAL LITERACY BASED ON BALINESE LOCAL WISDOM

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Tradition Mesuryak or Megarangan is one of the Balinese intangible cultural heritages that still survives today, particularly in Tabanan Regency. This tradition is held every year after the Kuningan holiday celebrations as an expression of gratitude and joy for the community in sending off the spirits of their ancestors who return to the afterlife. This study aims to examine the values of character education and cultural literacy contained in the implementation of this tradition.MesuryakThe research method used is descriptive qualitative with an ethnopedagogical approach, through observation, interviews, and documentation studies of the community of traditional practitioners in Bongan Village, Tabanan Regency. The results of the study indicate that the traditionMesuryakIt contains a number of important character values such as religiosity, mutual cooperation, gratitude, social solidarity, and a love of local culture. Furthermore, this traditional practice also reflects a living form of cultural literacy, where the community understands, internalizes, and passes on cultural values through collective and symbolic actions.Mesuryaknot only as a medium for cultural preservation, but also as a means of character learning for the younger generation. Thus, the preservation of local traditions such asMesuryakcan be used as a model for strengthening character education based on local wisdom as well as developing cultural literacy in schools and communities.