THE VIEW OF MARRIED COUPLE IN RUTENG ABOUT WAGAL AS A TRADITIONAL WEDDING CEREMONY IN MANGGARAI, FLORES, EAST NUSA TENGGARA

Lon, Yohanes (2018) THE VIEW OF MARRIED COUPLE IN RUTENG ABOUT WAGAL AS A TRADITIONAL WEDDING CEREMONY IN MANGGARAI, FLORES, EAST NUSA TENGGARA. In: SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES IN LIGHT OF THE CHALLENGES OF A GLOBALIZED WORL. STKIP St. Paulus Ruteng, Ruteng, pp. 309-322. ISBN 9786025033858

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Abstract

To Manggaraians, wagal is not merely a wedding ceremony where a man takes a woman as his wife, but it is most importantly a procedure that binds and unifies the tie of kinship between two families – the groom’s and the bride’s family. This study aims to explore how far the values of wagal are understood and embodied by young couple of 0-15 years of marriage. Through questionnaires asking about the view and the experience of respondents with wagal, this study argues that there is a shift in the value of wagal. The data show that majority of the respondents viewed wagal more as a procedure of bridewealth than a ceremony that legalizes the wedding of a man and a woman. This study concludes that the shift in the value of wagal suggests a shift in the value of Manggaraians as well. There is a shift of priority from the kinship to economic and materialistic values.

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