Abstract:
The study was conducted to find out the meaning contained in objects and signs in
Javanese customs. Researchers used descriptive qualitative research methods. The
data used in this study were obtained from the Javanese wedding ceremony in the
Temu Manten procession. Temu Manten is one of the traditional ceremonies
carried out by the Javanese tribe at the time of a wedding reception. In the modern
era, many people from the Javanese tribe and those who are not from the Javanese
tribe do not understand the meaning contained in the Temu Manten procession.
This is the reason why researchers use the Temu Manten Procession as an object
in their research. Temu Manten contains objects and signs that have meaning in
each process. The purpose of this research is that people, whether from the
Javanese tribe or not from the Javanese tribe, do not consider the Temu Manten
procession only as entertainment at Javanese wedding receptions, but also be able
to understand the meaning contained in each procession. The data source of this
research was obtained from one of the wedding receptions in Dusun 2A, Sei Silau
Timur Village, Buntu Pane District, Asahan Regency, on August 1, 2020. From
the analysis, the researcher found 9 objects in the procession, each of which has a
meaning and several signs that are displayed in the intended Temu Manten
through Peirce's triadic concept analysis, which consists of; Sign, interpretant and
object.
