JAKARTA - "Created as a sarong, this body was torn apart before being hit by a kawali (Bugis badik) from the agile movements of two immune humans. You are ignorant. It was useless for me to scream or even rebel. You won't listen and care. It is sad to witness the two hips of a burly man enforcing siri '(self-esteem). You purposely trapped their bodies in my hollow body. "
The unique point of view above is Alfian Dippahatang's way in his short story with the same title as the book: Fighting in a sarong (2019). It is said to be unique because Alfian tries to take on the role of an inanimate object in the form of a sarong involved in a unique and distinctive tradition of the Bugis (South Sulawesi) community called Sigajang Laleng Lipa, or commonly known as stabbing in a sarong.
This ritual is usually held as a step to solve problems between two warring people. I don't know what is the cause of the dispute. It can be about profit sharing, family problems, to marriage matters. The ritual of stabbing each other with badik - a typical weapon of the Buginese society - is carried out in a sarong as the boundary of the battle arena.
“You deliberately trapped their bodies in my hollow body. Everything is beyond reason. You have the heart to tell them to stab each other. You're lazy to look for a more civilized way and seem to think this is the last way to solve problems, "wrote Alfian.
Therefore, this tradition called Sigajang Laleng Lipa is very interesting. Those who have the opportunity to witness, will certainly get experiences that will not be obtained in other places in remote parts of the archipelago. Sigajang Laleng Lipa itself has a deep meaning for the Bugis community. It is the last option to maintain self-esteem (siri ') because the problems that have been discussed have reached a dead end.
When Sigajang Laleng Lipa has been said and the two parties have agreed, then there is no word backing off. For someone who has Bugis blood, it is not necessary to withdraw his words because speech is a representation of one's identity.
Moreover, the Buginese community recognizes three philosophies related to speech. First, "sadda mappabati ada" means a sound that embodies both words and utterances. Second, "mappabati gau" which means speech indicates behavior. Third, "gau mappabati tau" which is nothing but an act of representing a human or a person. So, when one of them violates that philosophy, it is very possible for Sigajang Laleng Lipa to happen.
Because of the sacredness of this tradition, Fariz Alniezar in a book entitled Homo Homini Humor (2019), reveals the philosophy of using the sarong in the tradition, that what all the problems that have "got into the sarong" should no longer be questioned outside the sarong. Everything stopped in the holster. Apart from that, the sarong is also a symbol of unity.
“The ancient Buginese people know the Sigajang Laleng Lipa tradition (one sarong duel). "When there is a dispute between two parties, if both of them reach a dead end to make peace, the last way to solve the problem is by way of a duel," wrote Alniezar.
"The duel is carried out in a sarong with each of them carrying their best badik (weapon). Usually this duel involves the most crucial things in life, such as dignity and honor," he said.
In a cultural perspective
A cultural observer of South Sulawesi, Feby Triadi, who was contacted by VOI, Friday, April 10, revealed that in the history of tradition, Sigajang Laleng Lipa was really difficult to detect at first. However, this tradition is a tradition that is not practiced by just anyone, because Sigajang Laleng Lipa is said to have been a product of ancient nobility.
The proof is that during the Siganjang Laleng Lipa procession, bissu - priests of ancient Bugis religion usually involve. "... usually they use the services of the bissu to protect one of those fighting, bissu are also deliberately called to secure the situation," wrote Alniezar.
This was done because they often had dark eyes. It is the bishop that is believed to be a sedative or a barrier when those who are in conflict have darkened their eyes. In fact, bissu also play a role in equipping those who go to the battlefield with a prayer known as "Mappanre Lise".
Even so, Sigajang Laleng Lipa himself could not take place every time he fought and then chose a duel. That's not the way to play. To get to the tradition of stabbing each other, suppose there are three ways of solving the problem which is commonly referred to as "Tellu Cappa".
"First, 'Cappa Lila' (tip of the tongue). This first method is taken to resolve problems by negotiation, negotiation or deliberation. Second, the 'Cappa Laso' (tip of the penis / genitals) after completing the problem by taking the first failed end, then the second option was taken. Because for the Bugis community, a girl who is still a virgin is a very expensive gem, "said Feby Triadi.
Therefore, it is through this second end (the marriage route) that they can be reunited with family ties. "Third, 'Cappa Kawali' (end of badik). So from here the term Sigajang Laleng Lipa is known. Cappa Kawali was taken when the two points above could not be resolved wisely and wisely. However, this third way is taken to simplify the problem, "he added.
Uniquely, before starting Sigajang Laleng Lipa, the two warring parties also carried out several personal rituals. Some fasted, some did not have husband-wife relations for 40 days, some even did not want to see women for 40 days.
"In fact, usually after the sigajang laleng lipa is carried out, he who comes out alive, will carry out the vows that were said before the Sigajang Laleng Lipa is carried out," concluded Feby Triadi.
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