Local Wisdom of The Menotou Banjo Tradition as a Means for Character Development of Batubara Malay Young Generation

Menotou banjo is a rice farming tradition carried out by the Batubara Malay community with the intention of entertaining rice fields. The aim of the research is to describe the values of local wisdom and character values in the Menotou Banjo tradition. This is descriptive qualitative research. The results of the study found that the values of local wisdom in the Menotou Banjo tradition are gender management, mutual cooperation, social solidarity, friendship and friendliness, harmony and conflict resolution, positive thinking, preservation and cultural creativity, politeness, commitment, tolerance, and gratitude. The character values are the Love of God and all of His creation; independent and responsible, honest, diplomatic, respectful and polite, likes to help and cooperate, kind, humble, and peaceful so that the local wisdom values contained in the Menotou Banjo tradition greatly influence attitudes and can be used as a means of forming the character of the younger generation of the Malay Community in Batubara Regency.