Marriage Custom In Pangkep

MARRIAGE CUSTOM IN PANGKEP

marriage is a sacred social contract between a groom and a bride. According to the islamic teachings, piety should come before all other considerations. Allah's prophet said, “Do not marry  for the sake of beauty; the beauty may become the cause of moral decline. Do not marry even for the sake of wealth; the wealth may become the reason for disobedience; marry rather on the ground of religius devotion.

Nowadays, the young people may, however, choose their own partner (spouse). They can meet their future mates in many different ways. Sometimes they are introduced by a mutual friend; sometimes they meet each other at the campus, at a perty, at work or in a (double decker) bus. Quite often, the introduction results in an intimate relation which gradually develops into falling in love each other. They then begin to architect their future. Marriage which stems from this often creates happy life instead of disappointment.

Many people in South Sulawesi got married with someone that they had never met before,yet they could live happily. They marriage was arranged by their parents. Their love grew in their first night, and they began to create their happiness since then. Often their marriage lasted until one of them died. Many great people were born from such a marriage.