The Tradition of Bejamu Saman as New Kinship Media in Gayo Lues, Aceh

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10.2991/assehr.k.210909.040How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Bejamu Saman, kinship system, serinen, Gayo Lues

Abstract

This research aims to describe the new kinship system that exists in Bejamu Saman Tradition in Gayo Lues, Aceh province. A tradition held to celebrate post-harvest, Eid al-Fitr, or Eid Hajj. Saman is the main presentation in these activities and carried out to forge ties between the two villages. Making Bejamu Saman an object of research to answer the problem of the lack of information related to the presentation variant of Saman Dance, so that the public can distinguish the presentation of Saman Dance as a single spectacle and the dance as a series of cultural activities. Meanwhile, the focus of the problem in this research is the new kinship system produced in activities of saman roa lo roa ingi. This research is qualitative for describes the events of Bejamu Saman in narrative form. Data collection has been obtained using the method of observation, interviews, and literature study. The results of this study revealed that in the Bejamu Saman procession there were three stages of activity and performed the Saman Dance. Besides, in the Bejamu Saman procession, Saman Dance is also a means for the community in Gayo Lues to produce a new kinship system (serinen). Confirms that the Saman Dance variant is not only a single spectacle but also a part of cultural activities.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sabri Gusmail
AU  - Fifie Febryanti Sukman
AU  - Prasika Dewi Nugra
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/09/11
TI  - The Tradition of Bejamu Saman as New Kinship Media in Gayo Lues, Aceh
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Science, Technology, and Modern Society (ICSTMS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 178
EP  - 183
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210909.040
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210909.040
ID  - Gusmail2021
ER  -