Padang and Matrilineality :) :)
So, I want to tell you story about one of races in Indonesia that located in Minangkabau, West Sumatera. I want to introduce more about indonesia.
Padang is the capital city from West Sumatera. Its located in West Indonesia (near from Medan and Aceh). They have unique and different cultures and customs from other city in Indonesia. Their cultures and customs system is about MATRILINEALITY.
Matrilineality is a system in which lineage is traced through the mother and maternal ancestors. Matrilineality also is a societal system in which one belongs to one's matriline or mother's lineage, which can involve the inheritance of property and/or titles.
A matriline is a line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers. In a matrilineal descent system an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as her or his mother. This matrilineal descent pattern is in contrast to the more common modern pattern of patrilineal descent from which a Family name is usually derived
So we can get the conclusion, matrilineality is descendant system traced from mother. The unique one is when couples get married at Padang, a woman have to come to man's house and pick him up. She have to give the engagements packet (it can be money or things).
If the man have high social status, the price/engagements packet must be in high price too. I know maybe its a little bit weird and unusual but that's we called about culture and customs :)
Indonesia is have many beautiful island and 33 provinces, we have many multicultural and diverse races as well.. Matrilineal and padang is just small pieces in Indonesia's tradition.
So how about your country?
Do you know your culture??
Cheers ! :) :)
Ps : thanks to definition matrilineal from wikipedia ♥
Padang is the capital city from West Sumatera. Its located in West Indonesia (near from Medan and Aceh). They have unique and different cultures and customs from other city in Indonesia. Their cultures and customs system is about MATRILINEALITY.
Matrilineality is a system in which lineage is traced through the mother and maternal ancestors. Matrilineality also is a societal system in which one belongs to one's matriline or mother's lineage, which can involve the inheritance of property and/or titles.
A matriline is a line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers. In a matrilineal descent system an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as her or his mother. This matrilineal descent pattern is in contrast to the more common modern pattern of patrilineal descent from which a Family name is usually derived
So we can get the conclusion, matrilineality is descendant system traced from mother. The unique one is when couples get married at Padang, a woman have to come to man's house and pick him up. She have to give the engagements packet (it can be money or things).
If the man have high social status, the price/engagements packet must be in high price too. I know maybe its a little bit weird and unusual but that's we called about culture and customs :)
Indonesia is have many beautiful island and 33 provinces, we have many multicultural and diverse races as well.. Matrilineal and padang is just small pieces in Indonesia's tradition.
So how about your country?
Do you know your culture??
Cheers ! :) :)
Ps : thanks to definition matrilineal from wikipedia ♥
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