INTRODUCTION A BRIEF BACKGROUND OF JEURAM

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

Jeuram is one of area located in Aceh Barat Daya government. In Jeuram there are many areas such as Seunagan, Beutong Ateuh, and Suka Makmue. Theses area has many different cultural, one of that cultural is culture of traditional marriage. Traditional marriage in Jeuram is different with traditional marriage in Seunagan, Beutong Ateuh, and Suka Makmue. But all of traditional marriage in Jeuram, Seunagan, Beutong Ateuh, and Suka Makmue always use Islamic syariah. In this paper, the writer wants to explain and describe about steps of traditional marriage in Jeuram.

1.2 Scope of the Study

This paper explained about the steps of traditional marriage in Jeuram, including preparation before marriage and equipment for marriage ceremonies in Jeuram district.

1.3 Purpose of the Study

The purpose of writing this paper is to introducing the steps traditional marrige in Jeuram, so that people are more know with traditional marriage in Jeuram.

1.4 Significance of the Study

In this paper, writer wants to give information to other people, at least student to know more about traditional marriage in Jeuram and writer hope that people could Universitas Sumatera Utara keep and enrich the culture of traditional marriage in Jeuram, so that our culture is knows by next generation and hope that it could be preserved.

1.5 The Method of Research

In this paper, the writer uses two methods, there are the library and observation research. These methods are very useful in giving some important information which relates to this paper. Universitas Sumatera Utara

2. A BRIEF BACKGROUND OF JEURAM

2.1 Background of Jeuram

Jeuram is subdistrict located in Nagan Raya district in Aceh government. Jeuram had become the capital of Nagan Raya district. In Jeuram there are several tribes Acehnese, Javanese and Chinese. The residents in Jeuram are work as farmer, civil servants, labors, merchant and others. The residents in Jeuram are very care about development of education. In Jeuram, development of Islam has been implemented formally. Jeuram also has many culture, one of culture is traditional marriage. But culture of traditional marriage almost forgot by residents in Jeuram. Because they are prefer of West culture. Now they are rarely to use traditional marriage, they are prefer use of West culture. Today, partly of Aceh’s traditional clothe is already affected and followed on foreign culture. Because of that, the writer wants to describe about traditional marriage in Jeuram so that residents in Jeuram not forgot about their own culture. Cut Julinda, 2006

2.2 The Population

The area of Jeuram is 3.928 km2. In Jeuram there are several tribes of ethnic Acehnese, Chinese and Javanese. Total population in Jeuram on 2010 is 1503 people, with 725 men and 778 women. Population growth from year 2006-2010 was increasing about 2 each year is note in 2010. www.docstoc.com Universitas Sumatera Utara

3. EQUIPMENT OF PREPERATION IN BRIDE HOUSE