By: Alvin Arnando
Komering Tribe Wedding Custom
The Komering tribe is one of the tribes in South Sumatra Province located in the Southern Section. The southern part of South Sumatra is known as OKU Raya. OKU is an abbreviation of two tribal names, namely the Ogan and Komering tribes upstream. The names of the two tribes located upstream became the forerunner of the names of the regencies in the OKU Raya area, namely OKU regency, and South OKU, and East OKU, of the three regencies that are dominated by the Komering tribe is East OKU regency.
The Komering people have customs and traditions that are still used today, one of which is the wedding ceremony. According to the customary law of the Komering Tribe, if you are married, you are obliged to have Adok. Adok is one of the traditions of the Komering people used as a nickname to show the caste of a person in the family, besides that adok It also shows the social status of a person for the Komering people. Granting and authorizing adok conducted by the traditional leader, launcher, and speakers in the procession niktiko adok in the wedding ceremony of the Komering Tribe. One of the areas in East OKU Regency where the majority of people use wedding ceremonies is Terukis Rahayu Village because the indigenous tribe of the village is the Komering Tribe.
In the wedding ceremony there are several processions, namely ratong manjau, onion shucking, pageantry, silat tigol, bridal fence dance, handover, procession niktiko adok, and dance sada sabai. Adok given and authorized by custom in a procession niktiko adok. The traditional leader led the procession from the opening, closing and handing over of certificates adok to the bride and groom. Planter plays an instrument canang which is marker used adok has been authorized, and the speaker's role is to perform the vowels niktiko adok which is used for the provision of adok and the delivery of advice. The core of the procession niktiko adok is one of the highlights of the wedding ceremony. Therefore, the most important thing in the wedding procession is the vocal. niktiko adok, because the vowel conveys the name adok as well as advice on parents, family and religion for the groom.
Vowels at a glance Niktiko Adok
Niktiko adok is oral literature in the form of rhymes that are delivered by speakers together charter who plays the instrument canang for granting and authorizing adok the bride and groom in the procession niktiko adok.On vowels niktiko adok There are two parts, namely pisaan and warahan. Pisaan used to convey the name adok the bride and groom and warahan It is used to convey advice about parents, family and religion. Pisaan and warahan is a rhyme delivered by the speaker This procession is presented in a performance using the instrument canang. Presentation niktiko adok rhymes pisaan and warahan It is chanted using typical tones and cadences by the speaker,
For the Komering Tribe community in Terukis Rahayu Village, East Oku, South Sumatra, Niktiko Adok not only serves as a cultural formality agenda, but also contains local cultural values that represent the identity of the Komering people.
Emotional Expression
Vocal niktiko adok divided into two parts, namely pisaan and warahan. Vowels on pisaan chanted by the speaker using a high tone with a loud voice. Lantang means that the voice sounds loud and clear so that the bride and groom, their families and the community can hear the contents of the chant well. pisaan which is conveyed by the speaker. Warahan is the second part of the vowel niktiko adok chanted by speakers to convey advice about parents, family and religion. The vowels in warahan which is chanted by the speaker using a low tone with a low volume of voice with a full appreciation. The appreciation carried out by the speaker to express feelings of sadness, joy, happiness from inner experiences that are adjusted to the content in the song. warahan.
Symbol Depiction
Signs are classified into several types including icons and indexes. Icons are signs that show the identity of a society, while indexes are important terms that are expressed in traditional performances. In addition, there are also symbols which are classifications in several types of signs, symbols are signs that have been agreed upon together so that they will become an idea in an idea.
Vocal niktiko adok is a tradition that has become the identity of the Komering tribe community used in wedding ceremonies for the provision of Adok. Identity is one of the signs that the vocal niktiko adok as an icon of tradition for the Komering people. niktiko adok has two parts pisaan and warahan that became one performance niktiko adok. Pisaan and warahan also as an index on vowels niktiko adok,Index is an important term in traditional performance. Vocal niktiko adok is the most important thing in the show niktiko adok because of the name adok and advice found in pisaan and Waraha,. Therefore the vowels niktiko adok functions as a symbol because the name adok can be used if you have run the procession niktiko adok, procession niktiko adok cannot be implemented without vocals niktiko adok because the vocals are the most important thing in the performance niktiko adok.
Conformity to Social Norms
Customary rules for the Komering people are required to have Adok, because adok is a family nickname used to denote caste. Grant adok carried out in the procession niktiko adok at the wedding ceremony of the Komering Tribe. Gift adok carried out by charter as an instrumentalist canang and speakers as vowels niktiko adok. adok can be used if it is already in niktiko adok by the speaker and charter. If the bride and groom at the Komering Tribe marriage ceremony do not validate adok by custom, then they are not considered part of the Komering Tribe. Customary rules for obtaining adok the bride and groom must be given pisaan and warahan. Therefore ocia niktiko adok has an important role as the conformity of ocial norms for the Komering people.
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Author Alvin Arnando
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