"Expensive" Customary Wedding in Aceh

"Expensive" Customary Wedding in Aceh

Speaking about the beautiful women producing regions in Indonesia, Aceh is clearly included in the list. It is no secret that the girls of this beautiful Mecca porch make us say subhanallah. Not to mention there are also some areas inhabited by pretty blue-eyed girls. This is increasingly embedding Aceh with the image of a beautiful girl.

It took a tremendous effort to be able to match the Acehnese women in the aisle. One of them is because of Mayam. Mayam is a similarly expensive dowry. Mayam is mandatory because it has become a tradition in Aceh.

"A Glance About Mayam's Unique"

Mayam's own term is referring to a kind of gold dosage prevailing in the people of Aceh. If converted with grams, one Mayam is estimated to be worth about 3.33 grams. So, as gold per gram is valued at Rp 500 thousand, then one Mayam is about Rp 1.6 million. Because Mayam is a measure of gold, so its value is not certain. Depending on the value of gold, if the price goes up Mayam will rise and vice versa. Currently estimated 1 Mayam almost touch the number two million rupiah.

Mayam's presence in the bonding process between women and men in Aceh is a matter of compulsory legal obligation. Mayam is a kind of sacred tradition and can not be abandoned. Still about Mayam, about how much Mayam should be given to be able to marry an Aceh girl? The answer itself is uncertain and depends on many things.
Mayam given is not always the same, Mayam paid ranges from 3-30. There are also more than 30 Mayam, depending on the quality of the girl married. Mayam's height itself seems to be a kind of measure of quality. The higher Mayamnya, the better the girl. But, remember, Mayam is not to buy a girl, although it may sound like that.

"Wisdom Behind Expensive Mahar in Aceh"

1. Glorifying Wives Like Allah's Apostle
   Aceh is dubbed a region that holds the title of Islamic sharia. It can not be separated from the way of thinking and lifestyle of the people of Aceh who make the Prophet as suriteladan. The dowry issue, though not the same as the Prophet did, the nominal high dowry in Aceh tried to follow the footsteps of the Apostle glorifying Khadijah with an extraordinary dowry.
2. Seriousness of Men Loving Aceh Women
   Most people comment negatively about the expensive dowry to marry Aceh women come from three circles. First, those who are not Acehnese. Secondly, Acehnese men who have not or have not married Acehnese women, three Acehnese men married to Acehnese women but not with dowries as mentioned above. This indicates that there is no problem for those who undergo marriage, especially men when he seriously loves his partner. If you already love, certainly money or dowry no matter what.
3. Proof of Able to Spend Family
   Some of the fathers or guardians of Aceh women make the high dowry limit as a form of indicator whether the husband of his child will be able to provide for his child or not. If a prospective husband can find a dowry with a variety of halal ways it will solidify the father's belief that his beloved child can live happily. Even dismissing her doubts that her son after marriage will not starve to death.
4. Benchmark of Family Care
   So big the number of dowries that became the requirement of the wife's wife in Aceh is not rare prospective husbands earn dowries from the result of sitting the family donation. Although not from the ability of the groom in person, it turns out the dowry of family donations can be a benchmark that the male family is concerned with the marriage of their children. If the child is difficult, then it is not difficult for families to help each other and remind.