TY - JOUR T1 - Changes and the Symbolic Meaning of Wedding Ceremony in Makassar Ethnic AU - Mappalahere, Moh. Thamrin AU - Manda andi Agustan, Darman AU - Ihsan, Andi JO - The Social Sciences VL - 14 IS - 4 SP - 142 EP - 147 PY - 2019 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2019.142.147 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2019.142.147 KW - Changes of meaning and symbols Makassar ethnic wedding ceremony KW -wedding implementation KW -cultural and historical KW -verification and conclusion KW -influence their environment KW -philosophical meaning AB - This study is a qualitative descriptive study to track the changes and the symbolic meaning of wedding ceremonies of Makassar ethnic in order to: to determine the changes of wedding implementation of the Makassar ethnic in Somba Opu Gowa; to know the process of social structure change of Makassar ethnic in Somba Opu Gowa; to determine the meaning and symbols of Makassar ethnic wedding ceremony in Somba Opu Gowa. Qualitative research methods applied, using cultural and historical approaches to analyze the changes of wedding ceremony of Makassar ethnic. Data collection techniques are observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis involves data collection, data reduction, sata presentation, verification and conclusion. The research showed that there are some changes in the Makassar ethnic wedding ceremony in Somba Opu due to the advancement of science and technology, there are some social structure changes due to the actions of the society that is dynamic and influence their environment, meaning and symbols in the wedding ceremony heavily loaded with philosophical meaning of life and the welfare of the world and the hereafter. ER -