Sayap Palace in Pelalawan

Sayap palace pelalawan is the royal of palace that was build by the sultan pelalawan tengku sontol said ali ( 1886-1892 M ). In his time construction of the palace have not been resolved, then contininued during the sultan syarif hasyim II (1892-1930 M).

Initially at the center of the kingdom pelalawan at rasau river. This palace was transfered beside of kampar river the period tengku ali sontol. At the time name of sayap palace is  ujung pantai palace. But, in period sultan syarif hasyim II, then he build two wings on the right and the left side porch of the palace as it was in the palace called the sayap palace.

On 1896 sayap palace building completed, sultan syarif kasim II who occupy the palace and since then the goverment center of pelalawan settled in the river kampar wich now becomes pelalawan subdistrict.

Wedding Celebration in Pelalawan

Wedding in pelalawan typically use malay tradition and ordinances of islam. But, in contrast to a societies that based on their ethnicity, they are can not be marriage with to someone who’s tribe.

 Actually, wedding custom in pelalawan depend on the family of the bride, if a bride javanes and a groom malay  then both parties shall determine the customs. If the family agreed to use both the tradition wedding ceremony will take place with both indigenious. 

Custom wedding in pelalawan based on malay custom, malay custom in pelalawan has some tradition, such as: the night before ijab kobul a bride and a groom use henna at home, and the next day the groom and his family walk to the house of the bride accompained by tambourine. Before the groom and the bride sit together in aisle, they watch matrial arts and unrequited rhyme first. Watch martial arts means to welcome the groom and his family, while his unrequited rhyme that the contents of the groom asked if he could go home and sit down with the bride, then the poem from bride family will be repaid to let them enter. 

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Petalangan Ethnic in Pelalawan

             One of ethnic that live in Pelalawan is Petalangan etnic. Petalangan ethnic make residence in langgam, they worked as fisherman and farm of rubber. Petalangan means talang or bamboo, petalangan societies also called land of people (orang darat ). 

            According toreseacher petalangan ethnic come from johor used small boat and make a residence in Langgam. They got confession of the land from sultanate Pelalawan. The leader of  petalangan ethnic called to “Batin”. But, now batin changed to “ head of village “ since indonesia got an independence. 

            Tradition of petalangan are combination from two culture Minangkabau and malay that patriarkis. Based on matrilineal system petalangan societies divided to some ethnic (idan) such as, sengerih, lubuk, pelabi, medung, piliang, melayu, penyabungan, and pitopang. In petalangan ethnic also tell about legacy, all of wealth relagated to daughter. 

            Petalangan ethnic have a person that always give advice, a person called village elders (ninik mamak). The function village elders to solve legaln action and conflict between ethnic. All of petalangan societies is muslim. But, they have reliance system like invaded specter of plant and animal. 

            Petalangan ethnic use malay kampar dialect. Sometimes the leader of ethnic use indonesia language to communivate with visitor. Petalangan ethnic have some litersture such as speech of custom (cakap adat), magic formula (manto), traditional poetry, belian and menumbai.   

            In petalangan custom marriage with same ethnic is forbiden. A good marriage it is called “pulang ke bako” means marriage with his niece from her mother, after marriage they are live with women’s family. Actually, petalangan people suggest to marriage with some village. 

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Traditional event in Langgam

   Langgam societies has some traditional event. One of the traditional event is “ mandi balimau kasai pasang mogang “. This event is tradition to welcome ramadhan. Usually this event conducted one day before ramadhan comes. It is tradition reputed as purgation ceremony for spiritual and phisycal, also as fortunately action and happiness expression because ramadhan comes. They believed this tradition can chase away all of bad characteristic of them.This tradion has for along time from one generation to the other generation. According to history of langgam this tradition it is from king at the last time. Balimau it is means take a bath with water mixed to limau and some of flowers, and kasai means perfumery that usually used to shampo. 

 

            The rule of balimau kasai potang mogang opened by eat together (makan bejambau) with leader of custom, village elders and all of societies. This event arranged at side of kampar river. And then, togak tonggol ceremony or holsted flag of ethnic on along pole, it is ceremony means there is no ethnic problem between societies or piece of flag. Flag is a symbol that have to do for all traditional event. After that, all of societies will go into the river to take a bath (balimau) together. This tradition still going on until now. 

            Not only balimau kasai potang mogang  traditional in langgam  to welcome ramadhan comes. Usually 4 days before ramadhan all of people visited a tomb. And then, leader of custom make association to ethnic understanding . in this event leader of custom make a decorate small boat contest to entertaint socities and visitor. 

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