The Contribution of Local Wisdom Values in Marsiurupan Tradition of Angkola Wedding Ceremony to Character Education

Abstract

This research aim is to describe the contribution of local wisdom values in marsiurupan tradition in Angkola wedding ceremony to character education. Marsiurupan is an oral tradition in two situations; joy (siriaon) and sorrow (siluluton). One of joy event in Angkola community is wedding ceremony. In the series of wedding ceremony, activities in marsiurupan tradition has local wisdom values which contribute to character education. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. The data collection is done by doing an participant observation, then analyzed by using qualitative data analysis. Based on the research that has been done, the result show that the marsiurupan tradition contains many local wisdom values which are reflected in the activities undertaken start from marpege-pege, pajongjong los, mamasu dahanon, mangkubak sibodak, mardangdang, manggule until manungkus indahan such as coorporation, deliberation, politeness, justice, responsibility and harmony which fit the character education proposed by the Indonesian curriculum.