Tradition is spirit of a culture and heritage or custom, the norms which are inculcated in life. Tradition is integration of various human deeds which has been cultivated in life environment. Humans are actor who accept, reject even change a culture tradition. The culture tradition Babali is unique characteristic for males in Pariaman, in which the higher of position, title and his status social, the higher of his purchase price. This study aims to examine the reinterpretation of Babali culture preservation among Pariaman emigrants in Bandung City. The type of study is Descriptive with Survey method. Population of this study are Pariaman emigrants in Bandung City. Data collection technique use questionnaire, interview and literature study. Due to foreign culture wave which is stronger entering Indonesia, certainly it become its own challenge for Pariaman emigrants to continuously preserve the unique characteristic of their culture. Tradition is spirit of a culture and heritage or custom, the norms which are inculcated in life. It is an integration of various human deeds which have been cultivated in life environment. Humans are actors who accept, reject or even change a culture tradition. The culture tradition Babali has unique characteristics for males in Pariaman, in which the higher their position, title and status social, the higher of their power. This study aims to examine the reinterpretation of Babali culture preservation among Pariaman emigrants in Bandung City. The type of study is qualitative descriptive with survey method. The subjects of this study are Pariaman emigrants in Bandung City. The data were collected by using questionnaire, interview and literature study. Due to foreign culture wave which is stronger in influencing Indonesia, it certainly becomes its own challenge for Pariaman emigrants to continuously preserve the unique characteristic of their culture.
Keywords: tradition, culture, babali, pariaman emigrants