Five most expensive traditional wedding in Indonesia.

 

A nuance in the Minang Traditional Wedding. (Youtube).

Marriage is a sacred  phase of life. Sometimes, many people who want to get married use certain customs.In Indonesia itself, each region has its own wedding customs. Some areas even have wedding fees which can be considered fantastic because the nominal can be up to hundreds of millions. Here are five most expensive traditional weddings in Indonesia.

Nias Tribe Marriage.The Nias tribe is a tribe in North Sumatra. This tribe also has thick customs. This is because the dowry in Nias tribal marriages is quite expensive.Mahar during the application process had to bring 25 pigs. If the price of pigs, for example, is around IDR 1 million, then 25 pigs have reached IDR 25 million.

Bugis Traditional Weddings. Bugis traditional weddings have a long preparation process and quite a lot of people are involved.In order for the marriage to take place, it was necessary to disseminate information to everyone in the village. It aims to get prayers and assistance in its implementation.

The dowry given is also different, depending on the education level of the bride and must be in the form of gold. Apart from the dowry, the groom must also pay Pana'i money. This tradition is carried out before the wedding takes place. The amount of money given also varies depending on the education level of the bride.

Minangkabau Traditional Wedding.The high cost of traditional Minangkabau weddings is due to the length of the wedding procession. The following is the Minangkabau traditional wedding process that must be passed:
- Marasek;
- Maminang;
- Batman Tando;
- Mahanta Siri;
- Babako-Babiki;
- Bainai Night;
- Manjapuik Marapulai;
- Welcoming at Daro's Children's Home.

It is known, the higher the education level of the bride, the higher the dowry that must be given. If it turns out that the groom cannot pay the dowry with the agreement, then the groom must serve his parents-in-law until the dowry is considered paid off.

Traditional Batak wedding. This traditional weddings is also in North Sumatera. One of the things that makes traditional Batak weddings expensive is Sinamot or dowry. The dowry given depends on the education and work of the bride.

Besides Sinamot, ulos cloth is also an important thing in traditional Batak weddings. The price of ulos itself is quite expensive, ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of rupiah. Ulos cloth is also considered a social marker. Therefore, the ulos cloth given to the families of the bride and groom is the best ulos.
 

Traditional Marriage of the Sasak Tribe. The Sasak tribe is a tribe in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). In a traditional Sasak wedding, the dowry given depends on the level of education and work of the bride. If the bride works as a civil servant, the dowry given ranges from IDR 10 million to IDR 250 million.

Apart from that, at this traditional wedding there is also a kidnapping tradition. This abducted marriage procession had been planned beforehand by the man and woman as well as other relatives who participated.

In this abducted marriage procession there should be no commotion. If this happens, then the man must pay the cost of the commotion. All of these costs are estimates, which may be more than that number, because there are no standard rules for this matter.

Source: www.detik.com