Semiotic Analysis On Ritual Nakhuh In Alas Wedding Ceremony

Abstract

This research deals with analysis of semiotic on ritual Nakhuh in Alas wedding ceremony.It was aimed to find out the meaning of symbols in material that used on ritual Nakhuh in Alas wedding ceremony. This research applied with descriptive qualitative method. The source of data in this research was taken from Ade Dhini Afri Annisa and Muhammad Al Qaisar‟s wedding on 21 th july 2019 in desa Bachang Lade ,Kecamatan Babussalam,Aceh Tenggara .the result showed that there were 23 symbols from 13 material in ritual nakhuh in alas wedding ceremony Bekhas (rice) , lawe (water) , tepung tawakh , uang pesalin (money) ,canang (traditional instrumenta music) , kampil (plce of betel leaf), kuda (horses ),anak sangge (baby), tikar (mat),santan( coconut milk), gula (sugar), pinggan pemupus (plate with rice) , Baju mesikhat (traditional clothes).Can be concluded that materials that found on ritual Nakhuh in Alas wedding ceremony interpretation of that symbols is value of prayer to the bride and the groom ,asking bless from parents also show the characters of alas people