Tepung Tawar as a Moral Symbol in Malay Community of North Sumatera, Indonesia

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.201230.014How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Tepung Tawar, Culture, Symbol, Folklore, Malay

Abstract

Tepung Tawar ceremony was one of traditional folklore of Malay community in North Sumatra, Indonesia. It was often carried out in several regencies and cities such as Medan, Langkat, Deli Serdang, Serdang Bedagai, Asahan, Batu Bara, and Labuhan Batu. It was carried out at many traditional ceremonies or occasions: not only at wedding ceremony but also at hajj pilgrimage departure, completion of the Quran recitation, opening a new land, ascending a new house, children going down to the ground, assuming a new position in office, and so on. As a part of North Sumatran Malay’s culture and identity, Tepung Tawar was believed to be able to strengthen their kinship. Javaneses who have assimilasted with the Malay in Medan also participated in Tepung Tawar ceremony. This paper examined the meaning and beliefs behind the ceremony. It used descriptive qualitative method using data collected from various media, both printed and electronic, as well as interviews with several informants in Labuhan Deli, Medan. The results of the study showed that Tepung Tawar ceremony was loaded with moral values such as peace, sincerity, and gratitude to God.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Syahfitri Purnama
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/31
TI  - Tepung Tawar as a Moral Symbol in Malay Community of North Sumatera, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Folklore, Language, Education and Exhibition (ICOFLEX 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 67
EP  - 70
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201230.014
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201230.014
ID  - Purnama2020
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