Tradition of Marriage Ceremony (Mogama) in Bolaang Mongondow

Abstract

This study aims to find out more closely and more clearly about the tradition of the Mogama marriage ceremony and the meaning of the traditional symbols of the Mogama marriage ceremony tradition. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method where in this study the author conducted a study in Bilalang Village 1 of Kotamobagu City, with the subject of the study being the traditional leader in Bilalang village and the number of informants, namely ten people, meaning the village government, community leaders, and the general public. The results of research on the tradition of the Mogama marriage ceremony in the village of Bilalang 1 is a tradition that has been carried out for generations. This tradition contains the meaning for the pick-up of the bride, which the groom's family holds as a symbol where the family and parents of the man sincerely accept the Woman to be a child and part of the man's family. This tradition is a must that must be held because if not, then the customary sanction is that the Woman is not allowed to end up in the groom's house during her life unless the Mogama custom has done it.

Keywords

• norm
• mogama tradition
• bolaang mongondow