Upacara Sayur Matua Etnik Simalungun Kajian Semiotika

Abstract

This thesis is entitled Sayur Matua Ceremony of Simalungun Ethnic: Semiotic Study. This study aims to describe the stages, forms, functions, and meanings of symbols found in the Sayur Matua traditional ceremony. The theory used for analysis is the semiotic theory proposed by Charles Sanders Pierce. The method used in the study is a descriptive method with semiotic analysis. The results obtained from this study are: (1) there are 14 stages carried out when carrying out the Sayur Matua traditional ceremony, (2) there are 22 forms of symbols in the Sayur Matua traditional ceremony, consisting of 4 categories, namely 8 equipment symbols, 5 food symbols, 5 status symbols, 4 time symbols. (3) there are 18 functions of the Sayur Matua symbols consisting of 3 categories, namely 8 equipment symbol functions, 5 food symbol functions, 5 meanings of symbols indicating social status. (4) there are 18 meanings of symbols in the Sayur Matua traditional ceremony, consisting of 3 categories, namely 8 equipment symbol meanings, 5 food symbol meanings, 5 meanings of symbols indicating social status.