INCULTURATION OF PANJI CULTURAL VALUES IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN THE CHARACTER OF GENERATIONS IN THE 5.0 ERA

Abstract

Technology developments have influenced the culture of people around the world. Information technology in any part of the world will easily enter in other parts of the world. The Indonesian people, who are known for their friendly character and uphold high social values, are gradually fading away. Social media has become the consumption of generations in the 5.0 era. Social media has an influence on changing the moral attitude of this generation. Local wisdom values are needed to build the character of children at this time. Indonesia has a Panji story that has high life values. The current generation is less familiar with the story of Panji because no one tells stories while sleeping in various forms of art and culture thal telling the story of Panji are also starting to disappear. The purpose of this writing is to examine the process of inculturation of Panji’s values as an effort to strengthen the character of generations in the 5.0 era. This research method is a qualitative analytical research with a phenomenological approach. The object of this research is art and culture which has Panji values. The research subjects were teachers and artists who had inculturated Panji’s values, such as in Jombang. Data collection techiques using participatory observation, in-depth interviews and document studies. Creswell’s phenomenological analysis was used to analyze the data of study. The results of study show that Panji’s cultural values are still relevan to be applied to strengthen the character of the current generation. These values include the value of heroism, dedication and struggle, fertility and asceticism. Panji’s values really need to be instilled in children as the nation’s successor. Instilling the Panji character can be done by passing on cultural arts to children from an early age. Through the introduction of the character of Panji in Sandur Manduro, masks puppet in Jombang, children understand their value with the hope that they will emulate Panji’s character in social life. The Panji character that has been embedded in the souls of children will be able to filter the speed of foreign culture entering Indonesia.