Photography - betel ( symbol of glorifying guests in Aceh)

Betel aceh

hello friend hive .. Betel is a symbol of honoring guests in Aceh, betel is served at family gatherings to honor guests, betel is eaten with areca nut and a little smeared with lime and eaten, betel has a bitter and spicy taste, bitter taste is produced from areca nut and the spicy taste of betel. The custom of the Acehnese before marriage must mark the prospective wife by carrying betel to apply for a prospective wife, if a woman who has been proposed is brought with her betel then that woman may not be proposed by other men.

At the wedding, betel is also served for invited guests and guests of the bride and groom. in Aceh there is a custom called escorting the groom and the bride's family to serve betel to honor guests as well as when the bride is delivered to the groom's place, the groom's family also serves betel.

In addition to glorifying guests, betel is also often consumed daily by Acehnese people. Every Acehnese house was planted with betel for daily consumption, it is said that Acehnese people eat betel can make teeth strong and not easily broken.

Betel has become a traditional trap for Acehnese people.