If traveling to Baduy, try to take the time to visit the surrounding traditional villages (Kampung Adat). Traditional villages are scattered in the southern mountains of Lebak district. One of them is Kasepuhan Adat Cisungsang. Different with Baduy, Cisungsang community has been Islamic but still maintains its cultural wisdom.
Story of Kasepuhan Adat Cisungsang
Kasepuhan Cisungsang which comes from Cadas Belang area, descendants of Olot Ruman / Aki Buyut Ruman / Harumanjaya.Olot Ruman has seven children who spread to other villages such as Cisitu, Cisitu, Cisungsang (Uyut Sarpin), Cisungsang, Ciherang, Citorek, and Bogor. Kasepuhan Cisungsang belong to the group Pangawinan Guru Cucuk Pangutas Jalan which has a function as a road opener (torchbearer) when the other Kasepuhan move.
Land and Forest Management
The customary activities that still continue to be run by Kasepuhan Cisungsang community related to the PSDA are Prah Prahan or alms, Seren taun, Sedekah Mulud, Rewah, Pongokan and Mipit amit.
Kasepuhan Cisungsang people have forest management procedures that are part of their local knowledge. This division of forest is based on the function of the forest, namely: First, Leuweung Titipanis a forest that should not be used for any purpose and is a Sirah Cai or water source used for agricultural purposes. Secondly, Leuweung Tutupan is a forest that can be utilized or may be used for the benefit of the community.
Agricultural System
In agriculture system, there are two farming systems in Kasepuhan Cisungsang that are rice field and huma. Rice planting in rice paddies relies on water coming from rivers and from springs that come from Leuweung Titipan, whereas in humathey only rely on water coming from rain (rain-fed). Here are the agricultural activities in the fields:
1. Numpang Goleng (make the embankment)
2. Ngabaladah (weeding the land)
3. Ngambangkeun (fill the land with water / soak)
4. Ngangler (cleans the land surface of weeds that grow in preparation for stocking)
5. Tebar (making a seedbed by way of spreading strands of rice)
6. Tandur (planting rice)
7. Ngarambet (cleaning the weeds in the fields)
8. Babad Galeng (cleaning the grass in the rice field)
9. Dibuat (Harvest) – Ngalantay (drying rice in the lantayan)
10. Mocong Pare (bind rice to pocong)
11. Ngunjal (transporting rice to leuit / granary)
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Both the settlement (lembur) and agricultural land that became the source of community livelihoods such as rice fields and mixed gardens (dukuh / talun). The Water Management System is very valuable for Kasepuhan Cisungsang people, almost 90% of the population depends on agriculture. Therefore, the existence of springs in the region Kasepuhan Cisungsang so guarded and made the rule, namely the area of the spring that must be maintained 12,500 m2 with details as follows: 25 m to the front 50 m to the left and right and 100 m from the direction of the mountains.
