International Journal of Research and Review Vol.7; Issue: 1; January 2020 Website: www.ijrrjournal.com Research Paper E-ISSN: 2349-9788; P-ISSN: 2454-2237 Symbols, Functions and the Meaning of Wedding Clothes in Implanting Simalungun Cultural Values Warisman Sinaga, Ramlan Damanik Department of Batak Literature, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of North Sumatra, Jalan Universitas Number 19 Padang Bulan Medan Corresponding Author: Warisman Sinaga ABSTRACT components in traditional clothes for either man or women. On man the traditional clothes The research, recording, and documenting of among other toluk balanga clothes, gotong, traditional regional costume is an attempt to rantei gotong, doromani, hiou, hadang hadang( identify the return types of clothes worn by the Suri suri ), ponding ulu ni begu, pisau suhul hereditary society of a nation. On the other gading, hassing, tintin tapak gajah, golang hand, traditional clothing is already rarely used harissungan (golang banggal), rudang hapias, traditional clothes, even though the person is a ponding (belt) whilefor woman soja clothes, type of clothing that reflects the cultural values bulang, hiou, suri suri, bajut hundul, golang, of the region, and is part of the national culture. panjetter (bun) and tintin pitta pitta. Therefore research custom clothing needs to be done in an attempt to attract back the Key words: Traditional clothe Simalungun, information clear details regarding the type, form, function and meaning. variety, meaning, function, and significance that is in the custom clothing. Semiotics is a science 1. INTRODUCTION which helps to answer it. Semiotics is the study Indonesia is a country with diverse of a sign. In each of the signs or symbols have culture and tribes. If we examine a great meaning or message delivered by many diverse cultures and arts in Indonesia, communicators to communicant. The relation of one of them an existing traditional clothes in semiotics with this research is as a method of analysis of the text in the research on traditional 34 provinces in Indonesia. Traditional clothes Simalungun. The purpose of this clothes are the characteristic regional research was performed to analyze the image of cultures each of which has its own meaning. the symbol value, function and social meanings North Sumatra Province which was part of contained in traditional clothes Simalungun. In the 34 provinces in Indonesia and is located this research the researchers using theory of on the tip of Sumatra island. The province semiotics which was developed by a semiologi borders the province Nangro Aceh named Charles s. Pierce. The theory developed Darussalam province known as various by Charles s. Pierce has a map of interconnected ethnic inhabited such as ethnic Batak elements of the sign. The element is signifier, Simalungun, Batak Toba, Mandailing, signified, conotative signifier, and conotative Pakpak, Malays also have traditional clothes signified. Then the theory of local wisdom by Robert Sibarani. To get the research data in the each. One of the most dominant tribes in the form of qualitative and quantitative, province of North Sumatra Batak tribe. observational method applied to techniques of Batak have some sub tribes, among others, fun and talk, method of recording techniques Batak Toba, Batak Mandailing, Batak Karo, and interviews with noted, the method of Batak Pakpak, Batak Simalungun, and each documentation with the techniques noted and sub tribe has customs, language and culture methods questionnaire. The research results are of each. Traditional clothes everyday Batak presented in narrative form with formal and tribe used daily are made from woven fabric informal methods. In this research found several International Journal of Research and Review (ijrrjournal.com) 231 Vol.7; Issue: 1; January 2020 Warisman Sinaga et.al. Symbols, Functions and the Meaning of Wedding Clothes in Implanting Simalungun Cultural Values typical Batak ulos in Batak Toba, uis in In the ceremony of marriage on society Batak Karo, songket in Malay, hiou in Simalungun found traditional clothes Batak Simalungun.In general the typical Simalungunworn by the groom or the bride. Batak woven fabric which became the main Both traditional clothes Simalungun worn feature of its identity and traditional clothes by the groom or the bride's being used has the Batak of North Sumatra on the national the function and meaning of each. scene. Traditional clothes Simalungun worn during Talking about tribes is certainly not marriage is the fashion of pride and portray complete if not discussed about the customs grandeur and politeness. Traditional clothes and culture of each ethnic. One of the tribes Batak Simalungun encountered motifs that are in the province of North Sumatra is which contain lots of functions and a tribe of Simalungun, Simalungun tribes meanings, generally community knowing rich with culture also know and found many Simalungun existence clothing traditional clothes. Traditional clothes is an custom, but very few who will understand outfit that has its own model used on special the function and meaning of the indeed occasions, have regional nuances, color and contained in traditional clothes Batak a specific pattern. Traditional clothes have 2 Simalungun. That is why researchers feel (two) understanding among others interested in researching on traditional 1. Traditional clothing in the traditional clothes Simalungun, another reason that sense as illustrated above. along the time of the development of the 2. Traditional clothing in a dynamic sense, younger generation less enthusiastic towards namely clothing befits clothing in culture and if not preserved is not general, but have a specific identities impossible the use traditional clothes that is recognized as a characteristic of a Simalungun will be eroded by the particular region. development of the times. Typical features of the owned and 2. Theory Of Semiotics recognized as belonging to that area could Semiotics: Greece comes from the be a motive, images, materials, colour or a word semeion meaning sign. In semiotics, a specific model. Traditional clothes sign is something that communicates the Simalungun customarily worn when there is meaning of which is not a sign of the sign a wedding or marriage, in Simalungun interpreter. The meaning can be intentional society wedding ceremony also knows the as spoken word with a specific meaning, or traditional clothes worn when there is a was unintentional. The sign could wedding. Traditional clothing is one of the communicate through the senses, visual, elements of culture generated through hearing, smell, or taste. Two main theories human thought; in the social context of describing how signs of gaining the ability traditional clothing provide harmony, to transfer information. Both the theory harmony for humans that can be comprehend the nature of the determinant transformed into a sense of aesthetics. sign as a relation between a number of Traditional clothing is clothing worn by elements. In the tradition of semiotics generations and is one of the identities that developed by Ferdinand de Saussure can be proud of the supporters of that (referred to as semiology) are a sign of culture. diadik relations, consists only of the form of Marriage is one of the most the sign (signifier) and its meaning important parts in people's lives. Due to (marked). marriage is not only the events experienced by two different types of individuals. In fact 3. The Theory Of Local Wisdom marriage is an event involving the burden The local wisdom is the value of and responsibility of family, relatives and local culture having been applied to wisely even the testimony of community members. manage the community’s social order and International Journal of Research and Review (ijrrjournal.com) 232 Vol.7; Issue: 1; January 2020 Warisman Sinaga et.al. Symbols, Functions and the Meaning of Wedding Clothes in Implanting Simalungun Cultural Values social life, local wisdom is the local cultural issanina, tondong and anak boru. While values that can be used to set the order of custom clothing for women consists of: soja the life of society as clever and wise clothes, bulang, hiou, suri suri, bajut (Sibarani 2012;115) hundul, golang , panjetter ( bun ) and tintin pitta pitta. 4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY The symbols, functions and The methodology used in this meanings of each component of traditional method are researchers in a descriptive clothing Simalungun have their own qualitative approach, i.e. making a image or meaning for example gotong and bulang is description of the object to be examined head cover for men and women. Besides as later described systematic data encountered the head covering also serves as a symbol of in the field. adulthood and behave as a parent. Gotong and Bulang means the transition of status 5. DISCUSSION from garama (young adult) to be parent. So For the Simalungun people, clothes also the accessories that are attached to the in addition to functioning as cover of aurat gotong and bulang such as rudang hapias, and protect the body from heat and cold, doramani, rantei gotong also serves as a also hinted about the emblems or symbols. decoration on gotong also has a function to Symbols that embody the values of the adi add charisma, spirit (jumbalang) to always luhung overriding high by the people. get sympathy from others. The meaning of With the unite it of cultural symbols these accessories is that the wearing of these with the clothes, the position and role of accessories are the descendants of the king. clothing became very important in the lives Toluk balanga clothesand soja clothes of the Simalungun people. The various serves as a cover body or aurat and also to provisions of the customary set about beautify the body to look elegant, full of shapes, pattern (the motive), the colour, the confidence and meaning as a symbol of use, and the use of clothes. Customs courage, valor, wisdom of the wearer. provisions it put in place to educate and Hiou for men as well as women improve the morals of the people who wear wear wrapped around the waist serves to them.