The Background of The Study Problem of The Study Scope of the study

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Background of The Study

The babys hair cut is a tradition that is usually run in a series of activities to welcome baby’s birth. Just some hairs are cut as a symbol only. The baby’s hair cut is believed to increase infant baby’s hair growth. According to the teachings of Islam, to shave babys hair is done in seven day of his birth. In Javanese tradition, shaving the babys hair is done when selapan, it is 40 th day of his birth while providing the name for the baby. In Rantau Prapat, the tradition of the baby’s hair cut is a celebration for a family because of the presence of the baby. The process of implementation is usually associated with animal slaughtering aqiqah, especially goat that done by his parents on the birth of his baby as their gratitude. For the animal slaughtering, it can be implemented anytime. But it would be better to exercise at the time of shaving the hair. If aqiqah has been done once, there will not be aqiqah for the second time since aqiqah is only done once in a lifetime. Aqiqah is implemented only for individual. Hair shaving a newborn baby is not just a tradition that has long been embedded in society, but also advice and religious teachings in Islam the law that is sunnah. In the tradition of shaving the hair, there are many benefits, many positive values, especially for infant’s health. Universitas Sumatera Utara To describe more about the process of having babys hair cut, especially communities of Rantau Prapat, the writer tries to take the title A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BABYS HAIR CUT CEREMONY IN RANTAU PRAPAT.

1.2 Problem of The Study

Based on the background, the problem in this paper are how the processes of having baby’s hair cut in Rantau Prapat.

1.3 Scope of the study

The writer limits the scope of this paper only about processes of having baby’s hair cut ceremony with the procesess of aqiqah or slaughtering goat in Rantau Prapat.

1.4 Objective of The Study