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The Baduy community located in Lebak Regency, Banten, is an ethnic group that still maintains its customs even today amidst the wave of modernization. This research aims to explore how the Baduy people preserve their customs and traditions as well as the challenges they face in facing changing times. In the era of globalization and modernization which has brought advances in technology and foreign culture, the Baduy people continue to maintain their cultural identity, especially through the principles of simple and sustainable living. This research uses qualitative methods combined with interview techniques and participant observation to understand their practices in preserving customs and traditions. The research results show that the preservation of Baduy customs is not only achieved through religious rituals but also the way they organize their socio-economic life, for example in an agricultural system that respects the environment and a lifestyle that prioritizes simplicity.  However, big challenges come from technological developments, economic changes and increasingly strong external cultural influences.

Education and human life cannot be separated, because education as a determinant of the direction of human life, the higher human education will show the higher quality of human life and vice versa. In line with the development of education, however, there are still people who reject the progress of education because they believe that the development of the times is not a guarantee for the realization of independence and peace of mind. This research aims to raise the issue of education development in Baduy community of Leuwidamar District, Lebak Regency, Banten Province. The Baduy community consists of groups, Inner Baduy, Outer Baduy and Muallaf Baduy, the three of them have their own uniqueness, for the Inner Baduy community they reject various forms of modernization, while the Outer Baduy community they accept although there is still a classification between what is accepted and what is rejected, while the Muallaf Baduy community totally accepts the development even their lifestyle is not like the lifestyle of urban communities, in terms of their children's education some of them have enjoyed higher education.

This research aims to explain that the anomalies created by globalization are driving changes that the public in general is not aware of, where the Baduy people, especially the Outer Baduy, are starting to violate the traditions they hold. Globalization has encouraged hidden capitalism which has succeeded in breaking into the realm of daily life and activities carried out by the Outer Baduy people because the area they live in has been used as a tourist attraction and this has become an opportunity for capitalists to achieve maximum profits; by building market chains (mini markets, accommodation and other public facilities), distributing their products to the Outer Baduy community for sale, and forcing the community to integrate with modern culture such as using smartphones, modern equipment and consuming food. light. Hegemony is the reason this hidden power dynamic of capitalism persists in the lives of the Outer Baduy people, by instilling consumer values and promoting certain products as symbols of status and modernity. This research uses a qualitative analysis method which is based on objective observation; and also uses secondary data obtained through library data collection techniques. This research concludes the need to fight against the hegemony of capitalism through awareness and solidarity from traditional leaders together with the Outer Baduy community in maintaining their traditions and values so that they remain sustainable in the future.

The Purpose of Research on Seba baduy conducted by STKIP Sheikh Manshur students in Lebak Regency, aims to get to know more closely the Baduy community in preserving their culture in Seba baduy activities. The research method used is descriptive with a functional approach through data collection techniques in the form of interviews and observations. The result of this research illustrates that Seba Baduy activity is the culmination of a ritual event conducted once a year which is intended to express gratitude to God and the government for the welfare of the Baduy community that has been produced in a period of one year. In addition, Seba Baduy activity has a ritual ceremony, this ceremony is a proof of customary recognition and aims to stay in touch between Kanekes community and the government both in the regency and province, namely to the regent and governor officials who informally become the leaders of Baduy community. The best time and date for the ceremony is chosen, especially after the harvest. The seba ceremony is a series of religious or belief systems of the Sunda Wiwitan religion adopted by the Kanekes community, so this ceremony must be carried out because it is an ancestral heirloom that must continue to be maintained and preserved which is passed on continuously to its children and grandchildren in a firm and binding manner. (Ayuna et al., 2021)