INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Background of The Study The baby's hair
cut isa tradition that isally run in a series of activities to welcome baby’s
birth. Just some hairs are cut as a symbolonly. The baby’s hair cut is believed to increase infant baby’s hair growth. According to the
teachings of Islam, to shave baby's hair is done in seven day of his birth. In
Javanese tradition, shaving the baby's
hair is done when selapan, it is th day
of his birth whileproviding the namefor the baby.
In Rantau Prapat, the tradition
of the baby’s hair cut isa celebration fora family because of the presence of the baby.
The process of implementation is ally associated with animal slaughtering
(aqiqah), especially goat that doneby his parents on the birth of hisbaby as
their gratitude. For the animal slaughtering, it can be implemented anytime. But it would be
better to exercise at the time of shaving the hair. If aqiqah has been done
once, there will not be aqiqah for the second time since aqiqah isonly done
once in a lifetime. Aqiqah is implemented only for individual.
Hair shaving a newborn baby is
not just a tradition that has long been embedded in society, but also advice
and religious teachings in Islam the law that is sunnah. In the tradition of shaving the
hair, there are many benefits, many positive values, especially for infant’s
health.
To describe more about the process of having
baby's hair cut, especially communities
of Rantau Prapat,
the writer tries to take the
title "A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BABY'S HAIR CUT CEREMONY IN RANTAU
PRAPAT".
1.2 Problem of The Study Based on the background,
the problem in this paper are how the processes of having baby’s hair cut in Rantau Prapat.
1.3 Scope of the study The writer limits the
scope of this paper only about processes of having baby’s hair cut ceremony with the procesess of
aqiqah or slaughtering goat in Rantau
Prapat.
1.4 Objective of The Study The objective of this
paper is to describe the processes of baby’ cut ceremony in Rantau Prapat, and
to fulfill one of the requirements to get the degree of Diploma III of English at Faculty of
Culture Studies, University of North Sumatera.
1.5 The Method of The Study In this paper, the
writer collects the data by using a library research by reading some books, browses websites in
internet that relate to the topic, and interviews some people to get deeper
understanding.
1.6 The
Significance of The Study This paper may be a relevant for those are interested
in baby’s hair cut ceremony,
specifically in aqiqah (slaughtering) goat ceremony and those who want to know more about it.
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