Local Wisdom As A Social Exchange on the Marriage of Rejang Ethnic Community Rejang Lebong Regency

Abstract

Marriage celebrations in the Rejang Ethnic Community on the Outskirts of the Forest in Rejang Lebong Regency are still full of local wisdom values held and implemented from generation to generation. This study aimed to describe local Wisdom as a social exchange in the marriage celebration of the Rejang Ethnic community in the Forest Outskirts of Rejang Lebong Regency. This research was conducted using a qualitative descriptive method. The study results show that social exchange is related to reciprocal interactions involving groups and people who exchange social and symbolic value items that benefit them. Activities that occur in the celebration process, from preparation to completion of the wedding celebration procession, are known as the social exchange process. The activities of receiving aid, starting from preparation, small/bejejak, and besak, forms of assistance, both labor and financial, especially from relatives and invitations, are recorded. When the aid provider carries out, a celebration will also be assisted at least equivalent to what was received. Likewise, with the gotong-royong activities carried out, there is a concern that if you do not participate, people will not help you carry out the celebration one day. The organizers of the celebration will also try to participate in one day the community organizes cooperation activities in the context of a wedding celebration. Social exchanges occur as a form of community participation when other communities perform celebrations so that the value of gotong royong is still solid.

Keywords: Local Wisdom, Social Exchange, Marriage, Ethnic

DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/12-8-05

Publication date: April 30^th 2022