"Wedding cultural events are a gathering place between families, both the groom's family and the bride's family, which at the event will create a bond of friendship which will be a big capital for the bride and groom to start a good and prosperous family.
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The traditional wedding ceremony is a cultural event that is carried out from generation to generation among the people of Aceh. every time the bride and groom carry out a wedding, an inauguration party will be held which has become a mandatory culture for the newlyweds. however, not all newly married couples carry out these cultural events because of the limited cost and time and the agreement between the groom and the bride to hold the cultural event. but almost 90 percent of the people of Aceh carried out the inauguration in the form of a cultural event. This traditional wedding ceremony is also a form of social interaction between the people of Aceh and the people who come to help the event for the success of the traditional wedding ceremony they organize. At the traditional wedding ceremony, we will see all people gather to help both the young and the old who are present at the inauguration ceremony. they help voluntarily and without charging the slightest fee because this is a closely related social form of the aceh community. because of the social law of the aceh community (if we come to help at the house holding cultural events, surely we will be facilitated in health and income.) then this is what encourages the aceh people to help voluntarily and without coercion.
Jak keumaloen
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Before this wedding cultural event begins, for the people of Aceh there will be several stages that must be passed first. the groom's family will visit the bride's family or in aceh language called Jak keumaloen to form a basic bond which will later continue into a cultural event. at the Jak keumaloen event the groom will bring a wedding dowry as a form of agreement between the two parties to carry out the marriage. in the aceh area. The one who brings the dowry is the groom, not the bride. Usually at this event the bride's family will negotiate about the wedding dowry that will be given to the bride. Those who will negotiate are from the family and traditional elders, not from the bride and groom. After the agreement is made, they will determine the date to carry out the wedding ceremony.
Here are some photos of the traditional Aceh Jak Keumalon procession
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At the end of the jak keumalon process, the families of the bride and groom will be treated with eating together between families out of gratitude for the sake of establishing a new family bond.
The process of Ijab Kabul
In Acehnese customs, the Ijab Kabul procession is a sacred event where this procession is carried out by the groom so that the bride and groom can start a family. As for this procession, it is carried out after the jak keumalon process and receiving an agreement on whether the bride accepts the groom to marry. The Ijab Kabul procession was attended by the bride's guardian, traditional elders and the community who were witnesses to the Ijab Kabul procession. As for this procession, the guardian of the bride will hold the groom's hand and the groom will say the words of consent so that the marriage of the bride and groom is valid. after that the witnesses will witness whether what the groom said is true or not, but if it is wrong, it will be repeated again until it is true.
Traditional Procession and Wedding Ceremony
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This procession is the last stage of the traditional wedding ceremony of the Acehnese culture. This procession is the inauguration of the bride and groom, both the groom and the bride. This procession is usually carried out at the bride's or groom's house. Generally, after the Ijab Kabul procession, the first inauguration ceremony is carried out at the bride's house and then an event will be followed at the groom's house. at this stage, the groom will be equally accompanied by traditional elders and the community to go to the bride's house. The male memeli will wear traditional Acehnese clothes and an umbrella that is yellow to golden in color. which is a sign of proof that they are newlyweds. then the groom will enter the bride's house and be greeted by the bride's family where the bride is also ready with their traditional clothes and traditional procession.
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in this event, the newly married bride and groom are treated like a king, they will sit on a throne that is designed so beautifully and amazingly. they will be surrounded by priests and the families of the bride and groom. they are provided with a variety of foods that are only available at traditional events. and they will be prayed for by their families and traditional fortunes so that the new family they build goes well and prosper without obstacles and obstacles in life.
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but it doesn't stop there, the highlight of this traditional activity is a group photo. In this joint photo procession, all family, friends, and elements of society can take pictures with the newlyweds. this is a form of community pleasure because they will welcome a new family in the area where they live. Besides that, this group photo procession is something that must be done in order to establish a good emotional relationship between the bride and groom and the community, friends and friends who are present at the traditional event.
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The enthusiasm of the community in helping to make the wedding a success
The enthusiasm of the community in the success of the event is very large, the people who come to help will work voluntarily and free of charge. they will even work in unison from the evening until the peak of the event. at night the youths will prepare what they need to prepare for the event that the bride and groom will hold tomorrow. tomorrow the youth will be the caretaker of the success of the event. they will work hand in hand to help prepare food for the guests who come and they will clean the plates of leftover food from guests who come at the wedding. and at this moment a high emotional bond will be formed and social interaction will be maintained between fellow local residents.
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