Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Betawi Traditional Wedding

Love that has been established not by looking in the eyes of beauty, but because of the heart and soul together
Of a pair of human beings who want to live together, Wedding gate 'to maintain the honor Ridho hope and blessing of the power

String of beautiful sentence above is in one of a dozen cards that I received an invitation from the first day of Lebaran (1 Shawwal 1428 AH) until the last Sunday. Shawwal for the Betawi people are considered a good month to hold a wedding. I was reminded of a piece of verse from one song H. Benyawin S. "Ee ... aje drizzling rain, the fish bawal diasinin. Ee ... do not cry aje, Shawwal want dikawinin".

In the Betawi traditional wedding ceremony there are many stages to go, and each stage is closely related to each other. Stages to go through are: apply, during the engagement, determine the day of marriage, take the equipment, handed over the money worship, seserahan, marriage, bride ngarak, nganten-ngantenan play, playing furious anger, handed over the money and the party penegor cover.

Currently Betawi traditional wedding ceremony is rarely implemented in full, in general, only a few steps are implemented. Dilaksakan rare stage at the moment is playing nganten-ngantenan, playing furious anger, and handed the money penegor.

1. Enroll
Before applying the candidate's wife, a young Betawi is usually already gone through a process known as stilah ngedelengin; the effort to seek or find common mission and vision of one man with a woman in an effort to develop the household. Read more read here ...

Enroll or in terms ngelamar Betawi is the earliest stage of the ceremony. After a young man determine his future wife, the boy's family went to the girl's family. There are also sent as an envoy usually close relatives of two to three people. Parents rarely apply their own youth.

Innate brought at the time of applying for a banana comb as much as two three, four bread, and two of three kinds of fruit. All luggage placed in a large plate or tray. Congenital usually appear open which is a sign so that people can apply to know that when it is applied upara bride.

2. Early engagement
Applications received after the girl's party, an engagement to the next stage. This stage is marked by the holding events take cakes and fruits from the youth to the house party sigadis.

In the engagement does not mean the girl and the free penuda met. Among them there are still limits relations based on religious teachings and manners. They can not travel without being accompanied part of the family at her side.

3. Determining the wedding day
To determine the day of the wedding day and the moon look good and times when the whole family is safe, healthy wal afiat. Groom sent a messenger to the girl's family home with a souvenir in the form of fruit and cake Sekedarnya cake.

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