functions of communication value of agricultural committee of atoni pah metocustoms

Rituals have a function in people's lives that will last a long time and will not be easily lost, as it issaid in the axioms of functional theory that everything that has a function will not easily disappear byitself, because it has always existed, has a function, and even plays a role. a number of functions. withregard to the values and functions of rituals, their existence can be understood integrally with the contextof the existence of the supporting communities. the indigenous peoples (atoni pah meto) are part of theethnic timorese who currently persist with ritual activities in their agricultural activities. the purpose ofthis study was to determine the value and function of rituals in the agricultural activities of indigenouspeoples (atoni pah meto). this research method uses a qualitative tradition related to the rituals carriedout by dryland agricultural communities in the lives of indigenous peoples (atoni pah meto). the resultsof this study indicate that value is something that is very high which is able to direct the lives ofindigenous peoples (atoni pah meto) in their daily social life. the values in question are values:religious, unity, ecological, social anthropological, socioeconomic, and socio-political.