Authors:
Mari Okatini Armandari
;
Neneng Siti Sillfi Ambarwati
and
Anna Prawitasari
Affiliation:
Cosmetology Department, Engineering Faculty, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Public perception Chinese-Indonesians, Chinese wedding, Chinese Society, Serpong
Abstract:
The aim of this research was to obtain data on public perception of Indonesian Chinese-Indonesians (Chinese Peranakans) about the Chinese wedding tradition included make-up, hairdo, fashion, accessories and ceremonies. The decline in the number of people who use Chinese bridal influenced by the mixing of cultures, religions, as well as the development era. Descriptive analysis method was used in this study is. The results of this research led to the conclusion of the public perception of Indonesian Chinese-Indonesian about the Chinese bridal in South Tangerang, Banten. It reveals that the public perception of Chinese-Indonesians (Chinese Peranakans) who do not apply Chinese bridal is no longer in line with the meaning of religion they follow. Most of public of them now embraced Christianly, so they use European bridal and customary performed in the church blessing following the procession. Public perception of Chinese-Indonesians (Chinese Peranakans) that using Chinese bridal is uniq
ue shaped, and very traditional, sumptuous with red and his accessories, and the ceremony has a sacred meaning.
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