Primbon Guide to Finding Wedding Dates, Check out the Guide on How to Calculate from Start to Finish

Kapanlagi.com - Javanese Primbon has become part of Indonesian culture. Despite the changing times, primbon remains a guide for Javanese people in facing various situations. Until now, primbon still plays a role as a trusted guide for Javanese people to determine auspicious days for various activities. One example is determining the wedding date.

According to Javanese primbon, there are certain days considered better for getting married. Getting married on these auspicious days is believed to bring blessings and happiness to the bride and groom. Determining auspicious days for weddings according to Javanese primbon involves counting neptu and the Javanese calendar system.

Although it may sound complicated, the method of calculating wedding dates according to primbon is relatively easy and can be learned. If you are interested in learning it, you can directly read the following review:

1. Finding Out the Weton of the Bride and Groom

Finding Out the Weton of the Bride and Groom (credit: unsplash)

In Javanese Primbon, there are several factors to consider in determining an auspicious wedding day. One of them is the Javanese calendar, where each couple needs to check their date of birth. From their date of birth, they can determine their weton based on the Javanese calendar system.

Weton refers to the combination of the day of birth (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) with the Javanese pasaran consisting of Pahing, Legi, Pon, Wage, and Kliwon. This weton is then used as the basis for calculating auspicious wedding days according to Javanese Primbon.

In addition, weton is also commonly used to predict the compatibility level of each couple. It is believed that each weton has its own characteristics and traits. Therefore, in Javanese culture, each prospective bride and groom also need to consider the weton of their partner to see how compatible they are if they get married and build a household together.

2. Finding the Neptu of the Bride and Groom

Finding the Neptu Weton of the Bride and Groom (credit: unsplash)

As previously mentioned, weton plays an important role in determining the wedding day in Javanese culture. After knowing the weton of the prospective bride and groom, the next step is to determine the neptu number from their weton.

For those who may still be unfamiliar, neptu is a special number obtained by adding up the values of the weton. The values are obtained by adding up the values of the birth day (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) with the Javanese market days, namely Legi, Pahing, Pon, Wage, and Kliwon. To understand it better, let's directly look at the following explanation and examples:

Birth Days and Their Values

- Sunday has a value of 5

- Monday has a value of 4

- Tuesday has a value of 3

- Wednesday has a value of 7

- Thursday has a value of 8

- Friday has a value of 6

- Saturday has a value of 9

Javanese Market Days and Their Values

- Legi has a value of 5

- Pahing has a value of 9

- Pon has a value of 7

- Wage has a value of 4

- Kliwon has a value of 8

As an example:

- The prospective groom was born on Wednesday Pon, so the neptu of his weton is 14. The result of 7 (Wednesday value) + 7 (Pon value).

- The prospective bride was born on Thursday Wage, so the neptu of her weton is 12. The result of 8 (Thursday value) + 4 (Wage value).

3. How to Determine a Good Wedding Day According to Primbon

How to Determine a Good Wedding Day According to Primbon (credit: unsplash)

If the weton and neptu numbers of both the bride and groom have been obtained, the next step is to determine a good day.

To determine a good wedding day according to Javanese Primbon, it can be done using the following formula:

Number of neptu of the bride and groom + good day number : 5 = (the result must be greater or have a remainder of 3)

As an illustration, continuing the example above where the neptu of the couple is 26. Therefore, the good day numbers used to obtain a result = greater/remainder 3 are 2, 7, 12.

Based on the calculation above, the number 12 will be obtained, which can then be used as a preference to check the table listed in the image. Referring to that table, we can find out that the good days with a value of 12 include Monday Kliwon, Wednesday Legi, Thursday Wage, and Sunday Pahing.

Those are some reviews related to the primbon of wedding dates. Hopefully, it is useful and can increase knowledge, especially regarding Javanese culture. The decision to believe or not is entirely up to the readers. So, it is expected to handle it wisely as much as possible.

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