Abstract

Wedding tradition is an important part of the life of the Sambas Malay ethnic. In the implementation of community weddings, many people use plants as supplies for the wedding stages. This research aims to determine the types of plants used by the Sambas Malay tribe in traditional wedding ceremonies. This research was going on September to December 2020. The research method used the snowball sampling. The result shows that obtained 25 species and 19 plant families used in wedding activities. The most widely used plant family of Poaceae dan Zingeberaceae. This research shows that the Sambas Malay ethnic marriage is still preserves the traditions of their ancestors. Each plant used in the traditional wedding ceremony of the Malay Sambas tribe has a specific meaning.

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