3.6 Wedding Party
Before the wedding party, both families very busy to prepare the wedding party. The wedding party which means meukeureuja, the traditional custom in
Acehnese. The wedding ceremony in Aceh has many different traditional
characteristics in other region in Aceh, they are dishes, the decoration of bridal dais and receiving bridegroom. The purpose of wedding party to inform for all people, that
are two adolescent has been married. In this stage, that is focused on material likes equipments and financial. The
wedding party should be held, if a both of family have already made an agreement for the time being to celebrate the party. The wedding party should held on two places,
they are bride’s house and bridegroom’s house.
3.6.1 Peusijuk Dara Baroe
After the wedding party was held, dara baroe the bride should be held peusijuk tepung tawar, it’s means that household would be the peace and happiness.
After the bride was peusijuk, then the bridegroom should eat together with all relatives family and all of close friends.
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3.6.2 Antat Linto
Antat linto, it’s means that an accompanied the bridegroom to the bride’s house. Generally, this ceremony held with accompaniment of tambourine, praising to
God, and berzanji the recitation of praise about the Prophet Muhammad and also selawat prayer to God for Prophet Muhammad.
Before a group of people left from bridegroom’s house, imum meunasah the Head of Islamic School sprinkling the water for the bridegroom and then praying for
welfare to the peungapeet linto delegations. After finished that’s ritual, a group of people left from the bridegroom’s house to the bride’s house, to be guided with
keuchik head of region, imum meunasah, and all of the delegations.
3.6.3 Bajee Linto
Bajee Linto which means that the drees of a bridegroom that wearing at the wedding party. A bridegroom wearing a headgear kupiah meukeutop, Bajee a
dress, ija krong sarong, a weapon, a shoes, and other accessories. A bridegroom wearing some adornment, that’s consist of: taloe jeum watch strap that made of silver
and gold, boh ru bungkoih an adornment of the same kind with fir fruit and betel nut; and rencong a traditional Acehnese dagger. A bridegroom wears a headgear
and weapon has a meaning of use it. Which means that shows a bridegroom’s strenght.
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3.6.4 Peungapeet Linto
Peungapeet Linto which means the delegations and one who accompanies the bridegroom Linto Baroe. The functions of peungapeet Linto are accompanying
and giving the guidance and also gives a signal might be needed for Linto, since a bridegroom left until finished the party.
3.6.5 Teurimong Mempelai
Teurimong mempelai it’s means that the ceremony after the bridegroom arrived in a bride’s house along with a group of people. A bridegroom was welcomed
by the villagers. Before a group of bridegroom arrived in the bride’s house, from the distance heard tambourine sound, along with zikir and selawat, in order to a group of
a bridegroom arrival would be able to know by a bride’s family. All of the promoter in Acehnese customs, which means Tuha Pengampee to prepare
with betel vine, rice-plant, and all of the things that related with those ceremony. A group of bridegroom stopped in the front of bride’s house at the same time
saying greetings. After that a bridegroom come in to the bride’s house. A group of a bride bisan inong come in to a living room. After that a bridegroom was peusijuk
with rice-plant and sprinkling with a sitawar sidingin water with old people along with saying thanks to God. Then, read a poem which content with advice and
expectation in order to the wedding would be happiness, religious, loyal, obedient to the parents, and get a pious children.
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3.6.6 Bajee Dara Baroe
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