Marrying a Woman of Mother's Choice
Appassili Ceremony (Seven Monthly Shower Ceremony)
Enter the time awaited by Tenri and Reno, namely the process of Appassili ceremony or seven-month bath ceremony if in Indonesian. The busyness has been seen since last night, two large families gather to make traditional cakes and also food that will be served at the ceremony.
An elder or commonly called Indo Botting has prepared everything to start the Appassili procession. The Appassili Process is a Sanctification Process in which a person who is seven months pregnant will be bathed by an old man or Indo Botting.
The makassar bugis believe that no creature created by the creator is useless. Even these creatures have a close relationship with humans. Water, for example, in addition to being used for bathing can also be used to purify the soul and self of a person or avoid evil things.
This Appassili has become a hereditary cultural heritage. Appassili is usually performed in pregnancy odd numbers. First, Third, Fifth and so on. A party is sometimes incomplete if this appassili is not implemented. This ceremony is also at the same time as a form of friendship for the community.
Appassili means trying and trying to overcome the dangers that may occur for someone with a witchcraft, witchcraft or other black magic. To overcome this one must be bathed with special water and this person is what cleanses his soul and body from the interference of black magic.
Usually the people in Passili are the bride and groom, the mother who is pregnant and the woman who after giving birth, children who want to be blacked out and people who move or who want to climb a new house. This Appassili has a different procedure according to the wishes of someone who wants in Passili, such as a bride and groom, different from mothers who are pregnant young or mothers who have given birth is different also by riding a new house or Sunatan.
These differences are merely ordinances but the intent of the goal is the same, safety, welfare, far from doom.
(The research source is from Google)
Indo Botting has prepared the materials used for Appassili. Usually these ingredients consist of nutritious ingredients consisting of leaves.
There is a name Deaf wood leaves with the hope of Tulibaji or in Indonesian is interpreted to always get good. Tamate wood leaves in the hope of always healthy and away from disease. Cane leaves in the hope of always getting sweet are beneficial to others. Betel flowers in the hope of always fruitful and successful continuity. Coconut hump flowers in the hope of getting older the more useful they are. Siri leaves in hopes of having Siri' and maintaining self-esteem. Sirikaya leaves with a rich sense of inner and physical, unaffected from the temptations of greedy demons of unrighteous treasures.
The leaves are bound by Sanro or Indo Botting into one herb and soaked in a container of soil basin or ground cauldron. It is meant that the leaves fell with the land of origin of human events. Tenri then sat on a coconut that had been cleaned. Furthermore, indigenous elders and Indo Botting splashed the water to Tenri and then bathed in the hope of purifying themselves of the disturbance that might occur to him.
The Appassili process was enshrined by Reno as documentation for his son later or for memories of them both as they aged later. After Tenri was bathed, he also changed clothes that had been prepared by traditional elders or Indo botting shamans. The clothes that Tenri wears while bathing are called Lolloso The clothes are handed over to the sanro and the elders of custom or Indo botting according to prevailing customs.
So whatever Tenri wears during the Appassili ceremony is handed over to Indo Botting. In accordance with the custom that occurs hereditary.
After Tenri took a bath, all the families gathered to eat together. Reno escorts Tenri to change clothes first in his room.
"Thank you for facing me as your husband, baby." Reno kissed his wife. Feeling moved by all the processes Tenri had gone through with him.
He saw a woman who was so strong with him that he had been pregnant with his child. Reno was moved because soon she would become an old man. Where he is advised to always be responsible whatever happens later.
"Thank you for accepting me in your life, Daeng. Because no doubt an arranged marriage will make the household disharmonious. But I always believe, as long as I believe in my love and believe in you, then one day you will keep me together until we are old."
They hugged each other, after which they went out to meet the big family who was waiting for them.
"Congratulations, you two will soon be parents."
"Happy Tenri, be a good mother to your child. And you Reno, don't forget your duties as a father and husband. You have a great responsibility for them."
"Father sir, may Reno continue to be responsible to my wife and children."
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On that day Olla attended, she had even brought a package of clothes during the birth and for the future baby Tenri later.
"Why bother so much?" tanya Tenri received a gift from Olla.
"It just so happens that the paychecks will run out again if I don't spend it on you and your son" Olla replied.
"Cieee .. So when is this you?" goda Tenri tries to pry Olla's romance story.
"When what? Candidates just don't exist, hahaha."
The two laughed because until now Olla still admitted that her status was still alone aka single.
"Just match her with Daffa or Doni" Reno chirped suddenly between them.
"Dedeh, you're the only one who's been betrothed. I don't need to. Hehe."
"No problem ji kapang. It could be Doni, Daeng." Tenri is still trying to heat up.
The typical Makassar log becomes a tranding in their conversation this time. Haha. Tenri has not spoken in a Makassar accent for a long time.
"Don't, don't have to. Later find your own candidate," Olla Keukeh himself.
"Let's introduce him to Doni, don't know then don't love. As the saying goes, Olla."
"Oh, you two are already allied."
The laughter was created, Reno looked very happy. Let alone Tenri who could finally win Reno's heart at this moment. At first it was full of tears.
