Education English | Recount Text : Traditional Wedding Ceremony | Two weeks ago I went to Semarang to attend my cousin's wedding. I was there for four days. I was involved in the preparation of the wedding ceremony . Like other Javanese wedding ceremonies it has several complicated traditional rituals.
The first ceremony was Siraman (bathing ceremony). Siraman means take a bath. The siraman ceremony was organized in the afternoon. I was also involved in preparing the place and the stuff needed. After the siraman , the bride was led to the wedding room. She was dressed with a traditional woman's blouse and batik clothes. Make-up was put on her by a traditioanl make-up woman who led the whole ceremony. The bride looked very beautiful.
The second ceremony was Midodareni (ceremony on the eve before the wedding) . The bride had to stay in the room from 6. p.m to midnight accompanied by some elder woman giving her useful advice. My other cousins and I also visited her for a while.
The next ceremony was Peningsetan or Srah srahan (traditional engagement ceremony). The family of the would bridge room visited the parents and the family of the would be bride. They were bringing some gifts. After this ceremony, I helped the women in the backyard. We packed the snacks for the party in the morning.
In the following morning, Ijab ceremony (religious marriage consecration) was held. I sat right behind the bride. I really did not want to miss this moment because it is the most important phase in the wedding . After ijab, there were some Javanese ceremonies following the wedding celebration. They were Panggih, Balangan suruh, Wiji dadi, Sindur binayang, Timbang, Tanem, Tukar, Kalpika, Kacar, Kucur, Dahar Klimah, Sungkeman and Mertui ceremonies.
After the wedding rituals, the reception followed. The newly wed couple received blessing and greetings from the guests . The newly wed couple looked very happy, although they couldn't hide their tired faces.
I went back home in the evening by the last train. I went happily because I could attend my cousin's wedding even helped the preparation.
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