MANIFESTASI MAKNA SIMBOLIK DALAM DOLANAN TRADISIONAL ENGKLEK (Manifestation on Simbolic Meaning of Traditional Play Engklek)

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengungkap manifestasi makna simbolik yang terdapat dalam dolanan tradisional engklek. Kajian ini diharapkan dapat membuat karakterisasi dolanan tradisional engklek dan mengangkat kembali dolanan tradisonal itu yang selama ini semakin termarginalkan sebagai salah satu dampak dari perkembangan telepon pintar. Anak-anak dan remaja, bahkan orang dewasa sekalipun semakin gemar bermain game online yang berdampak terhadap aspek afektif, motorik, psikis, dan sosial sehingga semakin memperlebar jarak dengan dolanan tradisional. Fenomena yang menjadi kajian utama dalam kajian ini ialah karakteristik dan makna simbolik yang terdapat dalam dolanan tradisional engklek. Metode yang digunakan ialah deskriptif kualitatif. Data dikumpulkan dengan melakukan observasi dan studi pustaka, sedangkan analisis data dilakukan secara deskriptif sintesis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dolanan tradisional engklek memiliki banyak makna simbolik, di antaranya ialah dapat melatih fisik anak-anak, melatih kepekaan sosial, dan menanamkan kejujuran serta sikap sportivitas anak. This research was conducted to reveal the manifestation of symbolic meanings contained in the traditional Engklek games. This study is expected to be able to characterize the traditional handicraft toys and bring back the traditional games which have been increasingly marginalized as one of the impacts of the development of smart phones. Children and adolescents, even adults, are increasingly fond of playing online games which have an impact on affective, motoric, psychological, and social aspects so that they further widen the distance from traditional games. The phenomenon that becomes the main study in this study is the characteristics and symbolic meanings contained in the traditional crank toy. The method used is descriptive qualitative. Data were collected by observing and studying literature, while data analysis was carried out by descriptive synthesis. The results showed that the traditional crank toys have many symbolic meanings, including being able to physically train children, train social sensitivity, and instill honesty and sportsmanship