Khatam Qur’an Dara Baro finished reading Qur’an Adat Peumanou Dara Baro bathing bride

4. CEREMONY TRADITION

6.1. Khatam Qur’an Dara Baro finished reading Qur’an

This ceremony is does by Dara Baro bride in Dara Baro’s house, this ceremony Dara Baro accompanied by Ustadz and family from Dara Baro. The equipments to do this ceremony are: - 1 one Idang Bu kunyet one salver of turmeric rice with tumpou and roast chicken for eat together. - 1 one hamper of rice with side dishes for given to Teungku when read Qor’an. - 1 one sheet of white cloth 2meter, betel and money for given to Teungku. - 2 two Al-qur’an and 2 two Reuhai, for Dara Baro bride and Teungku. In this finished reading qur’an ceremony, Dara baro bride wearing custom of Acehnese and her head it’s close by scarf. And her hair is bun and decorated with some flowers. The Ustadz and her family also wearing Acehnese’s custom. In the room which decorated by langet-langet kasab ceiling, tirai meusujou net, ceuradi. On the floor spread the carpet and one of pillow for sit of Dara Baro bride, and also another equipment : some small plate for yellow glutinous rice, glasses, place of wash hand. Dara baro bride and Teungku with all of person who present in this ceremony sit cross on the carpet. And then Teungku begin reading the verses which have been determined is surah Wadhuha. This ceremony it’s closed by praying together. Nagan Raya dalam Adat dan Budaya, 2004 Universitas Sumatera Utara

6.2. Adat Peumanou Dara Baro bathing bride

This ceremony is presented one day before ceremony of marriage. The equipments for this ceremony are: - The room is decorated with langet-langet meusujou ceiling, ceuradi and etc. - One chair, and also decorated with kasab embroidery cloth, in the bottom decorated with 3 sheets layer and kasab. - One tilam duek pillow for sit on chair. - Seven or five colours of umbrella to protect bride from guest sight when the bride put off the clothes. - One bu leukat sticky rice with tumpou and chicken roast. - The elements for peusijuk : one small fist yellow rice, one bate beureuteh like stone, two bunch nailin samba grass, two sprout silalak leaf, two sprout leaf, flour and the water is mixed with a little parfum. - One seunalin manoe the stuff before and after bathing. Such as clothes, powder, soap, toothbrush and shampoo. - One plate of meupucok, one coconut, and three sheets of banana leaf. - Seven mundam 7 waterpout, which have been decorated with kinds of colour clothes and volume with water and flower. It is decorated too with young coconut leaf. - One lamp tujoh mata kerosene lamp with seven eyes. Universitas Sumatera Utara Dara baro bride who was taken as wife, wearing Aceh clothes, meusambo trouser, embroidery sarong, belt, bracelet, anklet and kind of necklace made from gold or alloyage of gold. Before peumano dara baro bathing bride is done, first of all three old persons are doing something for peumano dara baro bathing bride ceremony. The bride is put off the Aceh clothes and change with bajee bukok blouse and sarong which can be moisted. One of the old women who have been asked to bathe pours bride with water by saying “bismillah” say with name of God and so on, and on to seven mundam, dara baro bride commanded to gargle-gargle with water as much as seven time and every time sprayed to jeureujoh, for meaning to get the ease of childbirth. After that, dara baro bride is required with jeureujoh fruit in the count seven time : “satu- dua-tiga-empat-lima-enam-tuuuuuuuuu…..juuuuuuh” and at the same time jeureujoh fruit is lowered until foot and trampled by dara baro bride together with virgin nut. This is means for all of illness or the crimes are out and go down with the water of bathe. Peumano dara baro bride bathe ceremony accompanied by pho dancing, and watched by family and visitors. Nagan Raya dalam adat dan budaya, 2004 Universitas Sumatera Utara

5. STEPS OF THE TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE BY ACEH IN JEURAM