Year: 2026 | Month: June | Volume: 13 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 330-337
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20260634
The Ngayah Tradition as a Liminal Space: The Transformation of Cultural Meaning and Social Solidarity of the Seminyak Bali Traditional Village Community in the Era of Global Tourism
Dita Ariyanti1, Arif Purnomo3
1,2Social Science Education, 1,2Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, 1,2Semarang State University, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Corresponding Author: Dita Ariyanti
ABSTRACT
The ngayah tradition is one of the local wisdoms of the Balinese people that plays an important role in maintaining the sustainability of the social, cultural, and religious life of the indigenous community. However, the rapid development of the global tourism industry in Bali, particularly in the Seminyak Traditional Village, has brought about various social changes that have influenced community participation patterns and how these traditions are interpreted. This study aims to analyze the implementation of the ngayah tradition in the Seminyak Traditional Village as a liminal space that demonstrates the transformation of cultural meaning while maintaining the social solidarity of indigenous communities amidst the dynamics of tourism globalization. The study used a qualitative approach with data collection techniques through in-depth interviews, participatory observation, and documentation studies. Research informants consisted of traditional leaders, parents, and the younger generation involved in the implementation of the ngayah tradition. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis to identify patterns, meanings, and socio-cultural dynamics that develop in the practice of ngayah. The results of the study indicate that the ngayah tradition is still actively implemented in various traditional, religious, and social activities as a means of strengthening the values of religiosity, mutual cooperation, social responsibility, and cultural identity of the Balinese people. On the other hand, the development of global tourism has driven a transformation in the implementation and interpretation of ngayah, especially among the younger generation who are trying to adapt tradition to the demands of modern life. Based on the perspective of liminality, the Seminyak Traditional Village community is in a transitional space between traditional values and the modernity of global tourism, so that ngayah functions as an arena for cultural negotiation that allows for an adaptation process without eliminating fundamental inherited values. The novelty of this research lies in the conceptualization of ngayah as a cultural liminal space that plays a role in building cultural resilience, strengthening social solidarity, and maintaining the sustainability of indigenous community identity amidst the flow of tourism globalization.
Keywords: ngayah, liminality, cultural transformation, social solidarity, seminyak, global tourism.
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