Semiotic Symbols on “Wedding Procession” in Yogyakarta Represented by Indonesian Media: CNBC Indonesia, CNN Indonesia and Detik.com

Abstract

Indonesia is one of the largest archipelagic countries with a lot of culture, especially on Java Island. Javanese people preserve the culture that is still performed to this day as a series of rituals carried out at the wedding party, namely the wedding procession. A wedding procession is a sequence of ceremonies that must be fulfilled by Javanese people who intend to get married.  There are a lot of symbols that represent the marriage. The most likely study to identify symbols is semiotic. According to the theory of Roland Barthes, semiotics have two levels of a system of signification symbols: the first is denotative, and the second is connotative; also, there are myths. This study aims to analyze the semiotic meaning of wedding procession in Yogyakarta by presenting three media news outlets: CNBC Indonesia, CNN Indonesia, and Detik.com. This study used qualitative methods and Barthes’s theory to analyze the data. The data was collected from a library study on the news website. The techniques to collect the data, such as 1) Library study and taking notes.; 2) Taking the data.; 3) Categorizing the data.; 4) Analyzed the data. The data is analyzed using Roland Barthes’s theory, which consists of denotative, connotative, and myths. The result showed that Javanese people were doing the sequence of the wedding procession, which was believed to ensure the future prosperity of the bride and groom’s home life. After undergoing a series of processions in accordance with Javanese customs, this marriage is guaranteed and believed to bring them happiness and harmony in living a married life.