Wedding ceremony of Java
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Title : Buku Bahasa Inggris untuk SMA/MA Kelas X Semester 1 Penerbit : Intan Pariwara Tahun : 2011 Penulis : - Yuliarti Dwi Arini - Marta Yuliani Halaman : 6 Have you ever attended a Javanese traditional wedding ceremony? It was really interesting. Let me tell you my experience. Two weeks ago I attended my cousin’s wedding party in Semarang. I stayed there for four days and was involved in the preparation of the wedding ceremony. You know, it had several complicated traditional rituals. The very first ceremony was Siraman. It was a bathing ceremony. Do you know when it was done? Yeah….. it was done in the afternoon. I was involved in preparing the place and the stuff needed. After the Siraman, the bride was led to the wedding room. She was dressed with a traditional women’s blouse called kebaya and Batik clothes. A traditional make-up woman who led the whole ceremony put make-up on her. And wow….. the bride looked very beautiful! After Siraman, the bride had Midodareni ceremony. It was held on the eve before the wedding. You know what! During the ceremony, the bride had to stay in the room from 6.p.m. to midnight. Of course she was not alone. She was accompanied by some elder women giving her useful advice. My other cousins and I also visited her for a while. Then, the next ceremony was Peningsetan or SrahSrahan it was a traditional and engagement ceremony. The family of the would-be- brideroom visited the parents and the family of the would-be-bride. They were bringing some gifts. After this ceremony, I helped the women in the backyard. We packed the snacks for the party in the next morning.
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Title : Buku Bahasa Inggris untuk SMA/MA Kelas X Semester 1
Penerbit : Intan Pariwara
Tahun : 2011
Penulis : - Yuliarti Dwi Arini
- Marta Yuliani
Halaman : 6
Have you ever attended a Javanese traditional wedding ceremony? It was really interesting. Let me tell you my experience.
Two weeks ago I attended my cousin’s wedding party in Semarang. I stayed there for four days and was involved in the preparation of the wedding ceremony. You know, it had several complicated traditional rituals.
The very first ceremony was Siraman. It was a bathing ceremony. Do you know when it was done? Yeah….. it was done in the afternoon. I was involved in preparing the place and the stuff needed. After the Siraman, the bride was led to the wedding room. She was dressed with a traditional women’s blouse called kebaya and Batik clothes. A traditional make-up woman who led the whole ceremony put make-up on her. And wow….. the bride looked very beautiful!
After Siraman, the bride had Midodareni ceremony. It was held on the eve before the wedding. You know what! During the ceremony, the bride had to stay in the room from 6.p.m. to midnight. Of course she was not alone. She was accompanied by some elder women giving her useful advice. My other cousins and I also visited her for a while.
Then, the next ceremony was Peningsetan or SrahSrahan it was a traditional and engagement ceremony. The family of the would-be-brideroom visited the parents and the family of the would-be-bride. They were bringing some gifts. After this ceremony, I helped the women in the backyard. We packed the snacks for the party in the next morning.
In the following morning, Ijab ceremony was held. It was religious marriage consecration. At the time, I sat right behind the bride. I really didn’t want to miss this moment. Do you know why? It is the most important phase in the wedding.
Um…..after Ijab there were some Javanese ceremonies, such as Panggih, Balangan Suruh, Wiji dadi, Sindur binayang, TImbang, Tanem, Tukar Kalpika, Kacar Kucur, Dahar Klimah, Sungkeman, and Mertui Ceremonies. I was so busy in the receptions table that I did not follow all of those ceremonies.
After the wedding rituals, the reception followed. The newly wed couple received blessings and greetings from the guests. The newly wed couple looked very happy. although they couldn’t hide their tired faces.
After the wedding ceremony was over, I went back home in the evening. I took the last train. I went home happily because I could attend my cousin’s wedding and help her during the ceremony.
