Cultural Attractions as a Pattern for Preserving Betutor Tradition in the Tamiang Malay Traditional Wedding Ceremony

Halimatussakdiah Halimatussakdiah, Robert Sibarani, Pujiati Pujiati, Dardanila Dardanila

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This study aims to: (1) describe betutor tradition in the traditional wedding ceremony of the Tamiang Malay community which is almost rarely carried out in its entirety; (2) find the pattern of preserving betutor tradition as an effort to maintain the cultural tradition in the traditional Tamiang wedding ceremony through cultural attraction activities. Betutor tradition contains local wisdom that can be realized in cultural attractions that are flexible, non-contextual, and artificial so that local wisdom is conveyed to the community through cultural attractions. This tradition is a tradition that is almost extinct due to technological developments and modernization so that most people no longer carry out this tradition. This betutor tradition is a tradition that contains the values of local wisdom that regulates the marriage procedures and processes that are approved by both parties. This tradition is also a source of life guidelines that have a function to maintain brotherly relations and togetherness as a Tamiang community respecting and respecting each other as a family. In the performance of this tradition using traditional expressions, the Tamiang Malay rhyme is full of values of love, respect, and responsibility. Cultural attractions as a pattern for preserving cultural traditions are carried out because the values and functions of a lost tradition can be preserved and transformed to the younger generation through promotion, documentation, and promotion efforts.

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Betutor; cultural attractions; local wisdom; Tamiang Malay

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