PANTUN SEBAGAI MEDIA KOMUNIKASI DALAM PROSESI PERKAWINAN ADAT MELAYU DI KABUPATEN KARIMUN

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The aim of this study was to determine the meanings of Pantun intraditional Malay wedding ceremony of Karimun Regency, Riau Islands Province. The research was a qualitative descriptive. The result showed that in Malay society of Karimun regency, pantun was a cultural art that has been used since long time ago in procession of wedding ceremony. There were special ritual stages in traditional Malay wedding ceremony and for each stage, pantun existed.Pantun is used as a communication way on wedding processions. They were namely as merisik, meminang, akad nikah and bersanding procession.Pantun arranged with the beautiful language, symbols and meanings expressed values, advices and lessons of life. The language that was used in the Pantun has a high aesthetic value.