Living Side by Side with Nature: The Story of Mount Umbuk and The Mystery of the Kelud Firework Eruption

Abstrak

The connection between natural life and human life is very close and inseparable. As known in the life of the people of Sugihwaras, the last village before the gate of Mount Kelud where all levels of society believe that Mount Kelud is a "home" of which the state must always be preserved and requests are always fulfilled. This view is a manifestation of the local wisdom of the Kelud community. This article aims to describe the relationship of Mount Kelud with its people. The relationship can be a physical relationship or a metaphysical relationship. Physical relationships are realized by protecting and preserving the nature properly as God’s creatures. Meanwhile, metaphysical relationships are manifested by respecting ancestors with a history of tracing back the nature. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method with theory of ecocriticism in the study of literature. Research data obtained through interview and observation techniques.