Marcus
Garvey states that “a people without the knowledge of their past history,
origin and culture is like a tree without roots”. Culture is our identity, one
of the clan who has still hold their culture in south Sulawesi is clan Bugis.
their value is Siri’ Na Pacce
(embarrassed and guilty), these value make this clan become dreaded with
another ethnic in south Sulawesi. From this value clan bugis has a tradition for
prosposal marriage, its call Panai’ (amount
of money as a gift for the bride). Panai’ could be motivation for a groom to prove their love to the
bride.
The Panai’ to marry Bugis woman is not minim, the woman from clan Bugis
famous as their expensive woman. The level of social strata of women and their
education levels usually become standard in determining the amount of money to
appy. So if the bride are from descendants of blue blood (the royal family Tallo,
Gowa, Bone), then the money will be rise tens of millions. Likewise if level of
education bride is S1, S2, or medicine, it will apply the same thing. The family
(brother of the father or mother), had the most influence in decisions
regarding the amount of money Panai’ and
dowry. Not infrequently, because the issues are complicated in this case makes
loving couples usually take the final step, namely silariang (Eloped), as a shortcut to become together.
However, If the amount
of money demanded rises would be met by the
groom, it would be prestige (honor) to the
woman's family. The honor here is a taste of
the appreciaton given by the groom to the woman he
wanted to marry by providing a
magnificent feast for marriage through Panai’.
The amount of Panai’ depends on the level of social strata
and educational bride
in terms of the role of the prospective bride's family. Wade, C.
and Travis, C.
(2007) explains that
the role of a social position
that is governed by a set of norms which later
showed appropriate behavior. This tradition could
be national cullture and can be follow by another ethnic becouse is not just
tradition, but Panai’ is a culture to
give respect for a woman. as we know in this era a man rarely
give
appreciation to woman and Panai’ can
become media for men to show their love.
For men who are a local or come from ethnic Bugis-Makassar, meet
the amount of Panai’ can also be seen as a cultural practice Siri’, so a woman who are they really loves become a very big
motivation to meet the amount of money Panai’
which would otherwise require. Motivation can be defined as a motivating
factor that comes in human beings in this case to meet the amount of money Panai’, which would then affect the way
a person acts. Thus, motivation will affect his performance at work.
In conclusion, Panai’ as media for show our love. Panai has a deep meaning to become national culture. Panai’ is a form appreciation for a woman, while in this era respect for a
woman become decline and Panai’ can
also prove a love. As a woman we want to a man to prove their love and with Panai’ we can see the struggle and how
big they love us.
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