MARRIAGE TRADITION
OF TIMOR PEOPLE
Timor island is before 1976 splitted into
2, the east part was colonized by Portugal, and on the west
part the area of Indonesia, yet after 1998 a movement of east
Timor independence supported by Australia and Portugal succeeded
in giving suppression to Indonesian government to organize
a memorandum of opinion, under the watch of UN which brought
east Timor ( Timor l'Este ) into their independency. Historically
Timorisland is part of east Nusa Tenggara archipelago with
sea relation between Makassar and even as far as Northern
Territory of Australia. The folk tales of local people on
the areas gives the indication of the relation.
There are 6 main groups of people living on Timor island based
on mainly their language dialect, area, and especially the
Atoni people is their Melanesian marked characteristics, yet
smaller body size living on the larger part of Timor island.
The Helon people living on south west of Kupang city, and
Roti island. Belu people or also called Ema Tetun, who live
on larger part in current Timor L'Este, and Indonesia. The
kemak people living also on both countries showing the same
physical characteristics with the Helon, a mixed characteristic
of Melanesian and Malay, yet their size of body is the highest
among all people on Timor island. The Marae or Buna people
living on the whole area of Timor has the same characteristics
with Helon people. The Kupang people living on the city of
Kupang is mixed people from all over Timor, other areas of
Indonesia, China and Arab.
The pattern of their marriage institutions not much different
from other ethnics of Indonesia. An ideal marriage is that
a son be married with the daughter of mother's brother. But
on the fact a youth is free to choose his partner. Same as
other ethnic that marriage dowry is to expensive. To avoid
this tradition normally parent would suggest their son to
choose partner among relatives who was ever a relation on
marriage at the previous generation. In this case marriage
dowry is small or might not necessary, and is considered strengthen
the relation. If between the family or clan of man and woman
do not have relation based on previous marriage, the dowry
will be very high. The payment of dowry is done by installment.
In line with the level of installment that already been paid
that is also the level of membership of the woman at the clan
of the man until fully paid to fully entering the clan of
her husband. In some cases last installment normally refused
by parent of the woman in order to still retain her parent's clan.
The type of dowry are gold or silver plate and a number of
cattles. in return the family of the woman give blankets.
This is one step during the engagement. Second step is deciding
the marriage or wedding ceremony with wedding special organization.
Legal wedding is normally done at the church as most of the
people on Timor island follow Catholicism. During Wedding
ceremony again a gold or silver plate will be given to the
parent of the woman, and woman parent and family will give
as a return blankets and pig. Their wedding ceremony is not
less festive then any other ethnics of Indonesia, as they
consider wedding for their son or daughter is one of the most
important event within their tradition and life.
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Balinese Wedding Ceremony
Wedding for Balinese is more in the meaning of ritual in contrast
to the creation of precious moment for the life souvenir of
a couple. Yet the feast is not less festive then any other
event an overburdened family with busy days from the planning
couple make up guests, temporary sheltering, banquets up to
the praying at various temples. Short
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