Stage House has been widely adapted by traditional house of various tribes in Indonesia, for example Aceh house, Minangkabau Gadang house, Joglo house, Lamin house, Tongkonan house, Baileo house, and including Bugis tribal house. The shape of the house which extends backward, with the addition beside the main building and the front, and has a prism-shaped roof, has its own meaning for the Bugis.
According to the Bugis, more houses than shelter or shelter with all its beauty, but also a sacred item. The home is a sacred space where the inhabitants experience, are born, marry, die, as well as other religious and worship activities.
The Bugis also believe that the universe is divided into three parts: the upper (botting langi), the middle nature (alang tenga), and the lower (peretiwi). And from this belief that is finally reflected into the structure of a typical Bugis stage house.
Bugis stage structure consists of part of the top (rakkeang) which is usually used to store newly harvested rice, the middle (alebola): the part where the dwelling, and the bottom or under (awabola) that serves to avoid the animal attack savage to ascend to the top, or in the present day used to place private vehicles.
Behind their philosophical home, unique, this house building is made loose, so it can be moved from one place to another. And this is the main attraction for other regional communities.
In the Bugis tradition, the tradition of moving the house is referred to as "Mappalette Bola". There are two ways to move a house. First is by way of push. This is done when the new home position, adjacent to the old house position. While the second, by way of lifted. This method is used, if the distance of the new house position is quite far from the old house position.
Before this is done, there are preparations made by the homeowner, such as holding a ritual salvation, lowering broken household furniture, easily moveable, or that can affect the weight of the house at the time of transplanting, to installing bamboo on the legs of the house on stilts as handles and holder for carrying.
Before the house is moved, people who will help, usually hosted by the owner of the house. Bugis typical snacks such as bacon cake, baronggo, suwella, and a cup of hot tea and coffee, will be presented in front of the adam who will help the tradition. The second meal is served after the move is completed. This is in return for their help in moving the house, and as a "cure" tired after working hard. Typical food that served this is the soup of siblings, and milkfish are seasoned with peanut sauce. Bugis people consider, after this process is a celebration or a big party.
Homeowners usually do this tradition because the land used to build a house on stilts has been sold, so they move their house to a new place.
After the house was moved to a new location, and was one year old, then a ceremony called Maccera Bola was held. This ceremony aims to reject the unlucky plague or fate in a new place by sweeping the chicken blood on the poles of the house. In practice, this ceremony is led by a local shaman or artisan who builds a house on stilts.
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