The tradition of Mubeng Gapura is a marriage tradition at Loram Kulon Kudus that still exist until now. The tradition is held by couple married after Ijab Qabul (contract marriage). Mubeng Gapura is a tactic or strategy that brought by Sultan Hadlirin to draw an interest of Loram’s society. The tradition had been a local asset at 1997 by BP3 of Central Java. Besides, Loram’s society not only conduct this tradition as tradition in the area or local wisdom but also as self-identity of Loram’s society.
There are two questions as the problem of this research, are: 1.The philosophical meaning of Mubeng Gapura Masjid Wali At-Taqwa in marriage tradition at Loram Kudus and 2. The relationship between tradition as a local wisdom and as a part of social ethic. The purpose of this research are 1. To know the philosophical meaning of Mubeng Gapura Masjid Wali At-taqwa in marriage tradition at Loram Kudus, 2. To know the relathionship between the tradition as the local wisdom and as a part of social ethic.
The method that is used by researcher is qualitative method and apply to phenomenology studies. The technique of collecting data used observation and interview. Those approach and the technique of research are used to get the real meaning of tradition that relate between tradition as a local wisdom and a part of social ethic.
The result of this research are, Mubeng Gapura is a tradition was brought by Sultan Hadlirin as suggestion for Loram’s society. Mubeng Gapura is a marriage tradition for marriage couple that is held after contract marriage by Loram’s society specially and the other Loram’s society generally. The tradition is still exist until now. The purpose of tradition is not only circumference or as tolak balak (reject the unexpected occurrence) but also which is hoped the marriage couple always remember to God.
Meanwhile, the tradition is held by marriage couple after contract marriage for Loram’s people especially and the other of Loram’s people generally as self-identity and as local asset in Loram. Tradition as the local wisdom will be important when local people who inherited the knowledge system accepted and claimed as part of a system of their knowledge. So that, the local wisdom would be more useful in that area. Therefore, the relationship of both is effort to participate preserve a local tradition and maintain a tradition as the culture heritage with good intention to tabarrukan only to God. Then, we always carry this tradition as nguri-uri from ancestor heritage. Because the tradition will not hold out without community’s people who participate in maintaining and keeping the tradition.