Peusijuek Meulangga Ceremony from Aceh,Indonesia

Giving sayam done through traditional procession peusijuk meulangga. Plain flour due to this breach done to reconcile the dispute or quarrel, both among citizens and between citizens group that resulted in bloodshed.

Peusijuek meulangga usually done in meunasah led by Geuchik (village heads) who act as representatives of both sides. He also became a judge of reconciling customary dispute. Peusijuk done by the offending party to cause the other side bleeding. He must provide a number of compensation (sayam) in accordance with the agreement when reconciled by Geuchik.

Anciently known as Snouck Hurgronje, peusijuek meulangga begins with customary fines meulangga to remove lesions or insults and revenge the blood out party. Usually the party will come out blood into the village causing the blood out to give the customary fine.

Here opera revenge for insults remove blood coming out party (the victim) do. Groups representing the victims came to meet Geuchik to notify their arrival point. Geuchik receive uninvited guest and bring it to the house of the offender (the offender). They cheered for him to get out of the house.

It was then customary Geuchik reconcile.

He cut two banana trunks in the yard of the offender and handed it to the group. Then these village Geuchik be dialogue with the group to calm her down. As a symbolic peace, Geuchik will cut two plantain trunks and handed to the group.

After receiving the pohong plantain, the group will cut trees on the fence the offender's house, as a symbol of destruction. Usually ancient kedondong citizens to plant trees on the fence of their house. Geuchik announce what will be done by them as customary fines against citizens who had committed violations.

After the kedondong tree was cut , the group that came to build a miniature house in the yard the offender. These miniature houses and then burned as a symbol that had been venting their resentment by burning the house the offender. Arson was Geuchik and witnessed by local villagers. After that, they will ask permission to Geuchik to return to his village.

After the opera's revenge is complete, Geuchik represent the citizens as defendants in violation, consulted to determine when the victim peusijuek event conducted as the final step of customary peace.

At the time peusijuk, both sides of the break and being violated presented to the Meunasah to be reconciled with tepung tawar. Peusijuk was done in the ward the injured party whose blood-out-the Party that caused the blood to carry food out bulukat kuneng (yellow glutinous rice) and tumpoe for peusijuek. At peusijuk of victims (the blood out) done, the offender will submit a piece of white cloth as a symbol of hope was forgotten conflict (heart pure white back of revenge).

Along with the deposit of white cloth, given also sayam, as the money according to a copy error agreement of both parties. Sayam are granted only in large cases that hurt the victim or cause the victim to undergo a virgin. Sayam also intended as a substitute currency victim care.

After peusijuek done, then there is no animosity between the two parties. Peusijuek meulangga is often also called blood peusijuek ro gob, which means fresh powder spill other people's blood.