Abstract :
The purpose of this research is to describe in depth the meaning and reveal the cultural values contained in the Temu Manten ceremony in Brumbungan Village. The Bumbungan community is unique, because the majority of the population speaks Madurese in their daily life. But not with the tradition that uses Javanese customs. Many people become actors in the ceremony of Temu Manten but do not know the meaning contained in each series of the ceremony. In this research used Interactionalism Symbolic Theory, this research which studies the social and cultural groups of society in depth. So that researchers must be involved and directly follow the daily aspects of their research. In broad outline, ethnography research has a foundation, namely aspects of language and aspects of culture. This study describes the information to find out the meaning in Adat Temu Manten by using of interactionalism symbolic teory by George Herbert Mead. The study uses the qualitative method which the aim is to described the symbolic meaning of Temu Manten In Brumbungan Kidul. Therefore, the instrument used to Collection data, namely: (1) Library Research; (2) Observation; (3) Interview. The results of observations and data are in the form of pictures, or sentences, and picture which refer to meaning of Temu Manten. Temu Manten symbolizes the initial meeting the bride and the groom have to meet each other for meaning a relationship. In Desa Brumbungan Kidul only people who have more money use Complete Javanese Traditional Weddings. For the lower middle class, they usually only use yellow rice cone which is eaten with their lover after the marriage agreement. Temu Manten Tradition is a package with displays and MUA or is called a WO (wedding organizer). Can be concluded that Marriage using Temu Manten Tradition can be said as a marker of social status.