Suntiang as the Culture Identity on the Marapulai Basuntiang Wedding Ceremony at Nagari Indrapura Pancung Soal District Pesisir Selatan

Abstract

Marapulai basuntiang it’s one of the unique culture that are a groom using suntiang at the middle of ceremony in marriage in Nagari Indrapura. This tradition has been using by the people from the old generations untill now. Its became typical of Nagari Indrapura. The purpose of this research is to express and analysis groom is one of the identity for a community in Nagari Indapura. This research use a qualitative method that held in Nagari Indrapura. The result of this research is tradition of groom using suntiang had been life and stay at the community in Nagari Indrapura, its became one of the culture identity from the heritage culture at the past. Althought, today is modren era but they are still using the tradition culture is groom using suntiang. Its one of mandatory in Nagari Indrapura and that suntiang symbolize of crown.