The Meaning and Values of Tradition Dedeng Rice Harvest as Local Cultural Defense in Timbang Jaya Village Langkat Regency

This study examines the cultural values of rice harvest dedeng in developing and maintaining the integrity of norms that are compatible with religion. Therefore, the culture that is in accordance with the community in the village of Timbang Jaya Langkat Regency is a cultural heritage deposited by the ancestors. This culture makes the basis for providing knowledge to the people in the village of Timbang Jaya to maintain the religious value of the community. The focus of this study includes the meaning contained in the rice harvest dedeng ritual that will provide knowledge, especially to young people so as not to leave the ritual. This study uses qualitative methods because it wants to get the appropriate data that occurs in the field. Data collection techniques are conducted by conducting interviews, and observation (observation). The results showed that most of the people of Timbang Jaya village of Langkat Regency were affected by the shift of cultural values that were considered incompatible with the present tradition.