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This research and writing aim to discover the background of Maudu' Lompoa as the biggest birthday celebration in Cikoang, Takalar Regency. Based on the results of this study, it was shown that the existence of this maulid celebration was carried out with the intention of commemorating the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, which coincided on 12 Rabiul Awal, when Sheikh Jalaluddin, a scholar from Aceh who was a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad SAW who came to Cikoang Village to spread Islam, brought the thought of the Maudu' Lompoa ceremony. Two factors encouraged the people of Cikoang Village to continue to preserve the Maudu' Lompoa trade so that it impacted society, namely in the social, economic, and cultural tourism sectors. This study used the historical research method, which consists of four stages: heuristics (collection of data or sources), source criticism which consists of internal and external criticism, interpretation or interpretation of sources, and historiography, namely historical writing.

Makassarese; religous ritual; local customs