PERFORMANCE OF MANGUPA TRADITION
Dr. Yusni Khairul Amri, M.Hum.
Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara
Abstract
Mangupa tradition in the context of ideology is as a system of public trust that must be accomplished for a pride although there are times the couple have to sell an existing property to support it. So this mangupa tradition tend to serve as a prestige to set an image for the haves in the community. When couples do not perform this traditional ceremonies they are considered to have a traditional debt that must be paid when they have the means. The analysis results of performance data of mangupa found the local knowledge values such as: a) the human relationship with God, b) the meaning of human life, c) the human relationship with the natural surroundings, d) the human relationship with time, e) the behavior to be industrious and enterprising, thrifty, and religious, to get along peacefully with each other; f) the aesthetic value of humility, customary of politesess, g) the expectation that the marriage will be the marriage of a lifetime; h) The value and philosophical significance of indigenous material derived pangupa animals, plants, and derived from nature; i) The bride and groom who have not through a traditional ceremonies (maradat) retains the customary effect throughout the traditional debt to be paid until they have the means.
Keywords: mangupa, Performance, values
Topic: International Symposium on Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, and Religious Studies