International Journal of Science and Society (IJSOC)
Vol 6 No 1 (2024): International Journal of Science and Society (IJSOC)

The Tradition of Henna Night in the Hadrami Arab Community in Jakarta

Chairunnisa, Gina Aqila (Unknown)
Priyoyudanto, Febri (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Jan 2024

Abstract

The Hadhrami Arab is a community comes from Hadhramaut, South Yemen, and they still practice their traditions, one of which is the henna night tradition. This is an Arab tradition that is usually observed at weddings. The bride do henna the night before the wedding ceremony in this tradition. The Hadhrami Arab community in Tanah Abang district Jakarta is the subject of this study. The objective of conducting this research was to help the community understand the context of the henna night by providing new information about how the henna night tradition is still practiced by the Arab Hadhrami community in Tanah Abang Jakarta. A qualitative descriptive approach, a literature review, and interviews were used in this study. In this study, data was collected by processing library data and data from direct interviews with sources using seven questions related to the existing problem formulation. This study addressed two issues: first, what is the role of henna night in the tradition of the Arab Hadhrami community in Tanah Abang, Jakarta; and second, how is henna night conducted among the Arab Hadhrami community in Tanah Abang, Jakarta.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijsoc

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Subject

Materials Science & Nanotechnology Social Sciences

Description

International Journal of Science and Society (IJSOC) is open access and peer-reviewed journal with e-ISSN (2715-8780), IJSOC is an international journal devoted to the study of science and technology in a social context. It focuses on the way in which advances in science and technology influence ...