PERAN SENTRAL FIGUR TOKOH ADAT DALAM UPACARA SEDEKAH GUNUNG DI DESA LENCOH KECAMATAN SELO KABUPATEN BOYOLALI

The aim of this research is to know the role that carried out by traditional custom's figure on Sedekah Gunung ceremony. The location of this research at Lencoh village, Selo subdistrict, Boyolali regency, for in this location the society preserve the Sedekah Gunung Ceremony. This is qualitative research with phenomenology suty as its approach. Data mining comes from interview with main source data which is traditional custom's figure, village chief, and the resident of the location. Meanwhile, the other data gatheres by observation and documentation. The snowball samping and purposive sampling are being used in this research. Valitidy data test using source and methods triangulation. The analysis technique using interactive analysis model which is, data collection, data reduction, data presenting dan drawing conclusion. Based on the research the result show that role traditional custom's figure can be summarized as official duty and the reader of ujub kidungan that is not replace yet and a central role on Sedekah Gunung ceremony. The conclusion of this research is that traditional custom's figure having a central role on Sedekah Gunung ceremony. Traditional custom's figure as an agent that has power with series of Sedekah Gunung rituals that been embedded within society.