traditional wedding
Posted By: erick setiyawan
The purpose of marriage is to continue the ancestral line and to create alliances between two families. As the world changes, Indonesian weddings have evolved and changed as well. Only a few traditions have survived the centuries and have become part of modern day weddings.However, there are still families who wish to include traditional practices in their wedding plans. In the ancient day, communication was done through letters, which played a vital role in the wedding process. Today, three process wedding.
First is Tunangan, which serves as a confirmation of the formal arrangement of marriage. This is doing by the groom family, accompanied by gifts. The second process is called Pingitan. It serves as a gift record that describes the value of each gift. The third is the wedding party, which is doing at home both of that couple.
In other countries nowadays, the bride family handles the expenses of the wedding. In some countries, both the bride and the groom take care of the wedding expenses. However, according to chinese wedding traditions, it is the groom day. This means the groom family handles all the festivities before, during and after the wedding.
A traditional Indonesian couple, especially Mura traditional is very particular when it comes to choosing the date for the wedding, it should be a lucky one. Most Indonesian couples choose a date according to the birth day. Apart from that, they also make sure that the moon and stars are properly aligned on the chosen date. It is also customary that the couple should marry on the half-hour rather than on the hour. In this way, the hands of the clock are moving up instead of down. This is associated with the belief that the couple begin their married life on an upswing if this custom is followed. The colour red plays a vital role in the wedding festivities of the Mura people. They consider red to be a bold and lucky colour. In addition, red signifies love, prosperity and happiness. Therefore, everything is in red wedding invitations, gift envelopes and one of the bride wedding dresses. It is also important that the symbol for double happiness is placed on invitations, envelopes, wedding decorations and accessories.
In traditional Indonesian families, the parents of the couple usually provide a new equipment for wedding process. The night before the wedding, the couple is required to sleep on the bed that has decorated by someone.
