¹Ibrahim Ismail,²Juraid A. Latief,³Adawiyah Pettalongi

^1,3Postgraduate Studies, Department of Islamic Educatiob, Universitas Islam Negeri Datokarama Palu,Indonesia

²Faculty of Teacher and Training Education, University of Tadulako, Indonesia

Poso regency in Indonesia is well-known as a regency with rich traditional culture. One of famous traditional culture is Posintuwu tradition which has been use a medium to unite local communitiies. The aim of this study is to examine the functional of Posituwu tradition in building unity among local communities. This study used qualitative approach and the data was gathered through field observation, in-depth interviews, and written document analysis. The results of this study show that the local coomunities in Poso regency understand the meaning and purpose of the Posintuwu tradition, while what is posintuwu is in the form of material and non-material. Besides, there are two forms of Posintuwu applied, namely sintuwu tuwu and sintuwu mate, because the Posintuwu tradition is a social oasis. The existence of the Posintuwu tradition among the community is still very much felt and seen to be implemented, both Muslims and non-Muslims, because they are aware of the positive values contained in this tradition, and people with the majority of posintuwu do not expect rewards so it can be said that the Posintuwu tradition is social sensitivity.

Tradition, Posintuwu, local wisdom, unity, local communities, Poso regency

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