Arab Ethnic Traditions Toward The Wedding: Analysis of The Meaning of The "Rahatan" Tradition in The Scope of The Arab Ethnic Family In The Arab Village of Besuki Religious and Social-Cultural Perspective

Abstract

Traditions are actions carried out by a group of people that are passed down from generation to generation. Indonesia, with its various tribes or ethnicities, certainly has different traditions according to forms of expression and adaptation to the natural contours it inhabits. This tradition is always realized to preserve the teachings of the ancestors, the same as the tradition that exists in the Arab ethnic group, specifically in the Arab village of Bondowoso. The Rahatan tradition is apparently still well preserved by Arab ethnic families. If you look at this tradition, it is almost the same as the tradition in India before a wedding, namely the mehendi ceremony which has a special meaning for the bride and groom before the wedding. In this research, there are two important questions, including, 1) What is the tradition of Rahatan within the scope of the Arab Ethnic Family? 2) What is the meaning contained in the Arab Ethnic Family's ritual of worship in the Besuki Arab Village from a religious and social cultural perspective. The approach used is qualitative with case study research methods and multidisciplinary analysis with descriptive analysis data processing to find out more than one point of view, namely social and cultural. This research aims to provide information regarding the meaning of the Rahatan tradition which is always realized by Arab ethnic families. The conclusion of this research is that the tradition of Rahatan has been carried out by Arab ethnic families from generation to generation to this day, which has a special meaning and has a correlation with social culture.