Bubak Manten Dalam Tradisi Pernikahan Etnis Jawa Di Desa Pulau Sejuk Kecamatan Datuk Lima Puluh Kabupaten Batu Bara

Abstrak

This research examines and analyzes the meaning contained within the "bubak manten" tradition in Javanese ethnic wedding traditions. Bubak manten is a tradition performed by the Javanese ethnicity during a wedding when marrying off their child. The purpose of this research is to examine and analyze the meaning of bubak manten within the Javanese ethnic wedding tradition. In this study, the author employs a qualitative approach using ethnographic methods. Ethnographic methods are suitable for this research as they investigate the society and culture related to bubak manten in Javanese ethnic wedding traditions. Consistent with the aim of this research, which is to examine and analyze, it is found that bubak manten in Javanese ethnic wedding traditions holds different understandings within the community. Bubak manten in Javanese ethnic wedding traditions is performed during the marriage of their child and during the "temu pengantin" ceremony in Javanese ethnicity. It turns out that by performing bubak manten in Javanese ethnic wedding traditions, it is interpreted as opening doors or opportunities for the married child and also signifies equipping the child to access opportunities.