Semiotic Analysis of Javanese Wedding Ceremony

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.