“BABAR LONTAR” STRATEGI GELIAT BUDAYA PELESTARIAN LONTAR DI BALI PADA MASA PENDEMI COVID-19

Abstract

The importance of knowing, studying, and disseminating the existence of lontar as a
strategy to preserve ancestral heritage so that it can be a reference source for information
related to previous human civilizations from various aspects of life, such as cultural, social,
agricultural, medical, and so on, is very important. Efforts have been made to physically
maintain the presence of lontar so that it is not easily damaged and can still be read as a source
of cultural heritage. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, all activities are starting to be
limited, but active to disseminate the existence of lontar manuscripts is no longer a taboo thing
but as something that must be known so that the perception of "tenget" can be changed to draw
noble values from a lontar script. This activity can be carried out by exposing through vigorous
“babar lontar” this activity is carried out through virtual activities so that conservation efforts
are still ongoing in the midst of a pandemic.