HOW TO TRADITIONAL WEDDING IN
MINANGKABAU
Minangkabau
is a culture which several rule in people Minangkabau’s life, for example in
wedding of Minangkabau. The stage of this wedding can not do random, they must
to be a good arrange.
There are several stages of wedding
Minangkabau traditional ceremonies , including ; The first Maresek, in this stages introduction of both
prospective bride . Because they adhere to matrilineal system , then the procession
is usually the bride who came to the party with the groom carrying the hand
like fruit cake. The second is Maminang or Minang peple called Batimbang Tando. This stage is the woman 's family came back to the family of
a man to propose . Procession marks exchange will be forwarded if the proposal
is accepted . This procession involves elders from both sides of the family
bride complete with carrying betel nut arranged in Kampia ( bags made from
pandan leaves ) were presented to the families sampled men. Next, Mahanta siriah.
This procession is to ask for permission to stage the bride and groom 's
parents. After that Babako, babako is the procession of the women ( babako )
showed his affection by contributing bear wedding expenses in accordance with
their capabilities , and performed a few days before the ceremony. And the last
is Malam bainai. This stage bride finger finely decorated with crushed red
henna leaves when this activity is doing at night . The procession symbolizes
the love the bride's family elders on the bride.
Minangkabau
culture from the point of marriage is to be there is kinship between the
families of the groom and the bride. They got to know each other and should be
able to appreciate each other.
