@thesis{thesis, author={Shi Neo Ke}, title ={A SEMIOTICS ANALYSIS: SANGJIT CEREMONY SYMBOLS MEANING AMONG CHINESE IN BANGKA BELITUNG}, year={2022}, url={http://repositori.buddhidharma.ac.id/1499/}, abstract={The title of this research is A Semiotics Analysis: Sangjit Ceremony Symbols Meaning Among Chinese in Bangka Belitung. The researcher uses qualitative methodology which are filled with words instead of numbers. The data of this research are taken from photos which taken by the researcher in December 2021. This research purposes to find the meaning of the symbols that exist in the Sangjit ceremony. After that the researcher used the theory of Roland Barthes (1964) to find denotative and connotative meaning in symbols. Semiotics, according to Barthes, can be used as a tool to uncover hidden meanings. After analyzing the symbols, the researcher collected twelve symbols, there are: red ribbon, offerings, a man holding incense, baki /hantaran/ tray/ deliver, rings, gold jewelry, ting-ting, candle, clothing/ cloth, mirror, cupcakes, kue lapis/ layer cake. Which has denotative meaning as wedding party decoration, parents? favorite food, praying, offering to propose woman, present/gift, entertainer, and snack. The meaning of each symbol is the result of hereditary understanding from ancestors, culture which already existed and done for thousands of years. Chinese?Indonesian culture has become a part of Indonesian culture which has to be preserved.} }