The Roles and Symbolism of Foods in Malay Wedding Ceremony

Muhammad, Rosmaliza; Zahari, Mohd Salehuddin Mohd; Ramly, A. S.M.; Ahmad, Roslina

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.07.200

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“…Wedding or marriage is one of the most important religion and social cultural practices for almost all nations in the world [5]. Timorese traditional marriage is the love of a husband and a wife that requires sacrifice from both parties who love each other.…”

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The Meaning of Oko’ Mama in Traditional Marriage

Eky¹,

Tella²,

Malelak³

2021

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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The purpose of this study is to analyse and get an overview of the meaning of Oko' Mama in traditional marriage in Tanini Village, Takari District, Kupang Regency through the identification of the ideal of the traditional marriage tradition, the process of traditional marriage. This study uses qualitative research methods to analyse data obtained from the field. In determining the informants, the researcher used a purposive sampling technique and 5 people who were interviewed were used, consisting of traditional leaders, communities, religious leaders, and young people. To find out the meaning of Oko' Mama in traditional marriage, so in this study, the qualitative research with a descriptive approach was used. The results of this study show that Oko' Mama has several meanings in traditional marriage namely value of deliberation, value of religious tolerance, value of responsibility, value of cooperation, mutual value, value of justice, value of equality, and value of manners. However, the tradition of traditional marriage is gradually not being favoured by the younger generation, influenced by several factors, such as lack of interest and understanding of the traditional meaning of Oko' Mama in traditional marriage and ancient traditions, lack of local cultural education, and globalization. So, there are several efforts made to overcome this, namely with the efforts of the family, the efforts of the community and the efforts of educational institutions to support and encourage the younger generation to preserve and develop the tradition of Meaning Oko' Mama in Traditional Marriage.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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The Meaning of Oko’ Mama in Traditional Marriage

Eky¹,

Tella²,

Malelak³

2021

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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“…Rosniyana et al [19] noted that rice and its products massively used in various local foods. Rice lends the starch (carbohydrate) or "body" of most kuih but not only restricted to, as glutinous rice has also contributed to some array of uses in kuih [20]. Tubers like tapioca and sweet potatoes are also called for some special recipes like bingka ubi kayu (soft tapioca slab cakes), keria, cucur badak (deep-fried savory filling sweet potato fritters), and cek mek molek (deep-fried sweet filling sweet potato fritters).…”

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The diversity of traditional Malay kuih in Malaysia and its potentials

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Malaysia is synonymously known as a multicultural country flourished with gastronomic nuances in abundance. Within the multitude of well-known savory foods available through the history of Malaysia, kuih has always bestowed a special part in the Malaysian diet. Kuih houses varying types of delicacies ranging from sweets to savory treats or snacks. As with its counterparts in the Malay cuisine, kuih has also been influenced by many historical events led by the migration of Chinese, Indians, and other explorers or visitors to Malaysia in the olden days. This casually developed the Malay kuih which now coined as the traditional Malay kuih; traditional as in the way that the classical values and authenticity were respected and established then. As time progresses and changes the lifestyle of Malays, newly innovated products are at the rise and emerged another type of kuih with somewhat similar characteristics to that of traditional Malay kuih, namely Nyonya Kuih. Nyonya kuih noted to be a reformulation of traditional Malay kuih with native Chinese expertise through some tweaks inculcating their palates and culinary library. Further along, the modernization also impacted the traditional Malay kuih in such a way that the overall representations being put at stake of unclear identity through innovations and industrializations. This paper draws out the history, authenticity, identity, and potentials of the traditional Malay kuih. Besides, this article is hoped to contribute to further refining the traditional Malay food knowledge specifically in its kuih sub-genre against the heritage-destructive modernization led by globalization.

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“…According to Supadmi (2012), marriage is one of the important events in a person's life cycle. The marriage ceremony is a fundamental religious and social cultural tradition (Muhammad, Zahari, Ramly, & Ahmad, 2013). Furthermore, (Rohmanu, 2016) explains marriage is a sacred event like birth and death.…”

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The Symbolic Meaning Study of Java's Panggih Wedding Traditions in Surakarta

Risyanti

Ngarawula

Junianto

et al. 2022

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Javanese Surakarta wedding customs are a cultural heritage sourced from the palace, with unique procedures. Each stage has a special mechanism that contains values and meanings as a guide when the couple builds a family. This qualitative study with a phenomenological approach aims to reveal the symbolic meaning of the Panggih ceremony in Javanese Surakarta wedding customs in the Surakarta City environment. This qualitative reseach collecting data with participant observation techniques and in-depth interviews obtained from research subjects. Data analysis uses an interactive model. Data analysis is carried out interactively and continuously until complete data is obtained. The informants in this study were two people who lived in Surakarta City by profession as senior make-up artists, both of whom had long-handled the procedures for Javanese Javanese wedding ceremonies in Surakarta. The results of the study found that in the Panggih ritual, Javanese Surakarta wedding customs were included in the core series, which was carried out full of sacredness under the order, before starting with the stage of handing over the banana sanggan, nebus Mayang twins, followed by the main stages consisting of Balangan suruh, and ngidak then. This research is different from previous research. This study examines the reality of the Panggih ceremony, specifically by the rules according to the standard. The conclusion is based on the findings in the field that the Panggih ritual is a core stage carried out according to the rules. Each stage contains symbols with meaningful values as guidelines for couples getting married.

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The Roles and Symbolism of Foods in Malay Wedding Ceremony

Cited by 14 publications

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The Meaning of Oko’ Mama in Traditional Marriage

The Meaning of Oko’ Mama in Traditional Marriage

The diversity of traditional Malay kuih in Malaysia and its potentials

The Symbolic Meaning Study of Java's Panggih Wedding Traditions in Surakarta

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