Message in the Traditional Pakpak Ethnic Ncayur Tua Ceremony

In this research the author discusses the messages in the Pakpak Ethnic Old Ncayur Traditional Ceremony. The meaning of the Pakpak ethnic Ncayur Tua ceremony is a death ceremony which is carried out when a person dies at an old age, is married, and all of his children are married. This research aims to determine the stages of implementation of the Pakpak ethnic Ncayur Tua ceremony and the messages contained in the Pakpak ethnic Ncayur Tua ceremony. The method used in analyzing this research problem is a qualitative method. This research uses the message theory proposed by Leech. The results of the research found that the stages involved in the Ncayur Tua traditional ceremony are: (1) tenggo raja (deliberation); (2) Puffing the Perdendang (musician who beats the drum); (3) Entering Bangke Mirumahna (putting the corpse in a coffin); (4) Tatak Ipas Ncayur Tua (dancing during the Ncayur Tua ceremony); (5) Mengkerboi (buffalo slaughter); and (6) Peberkatten Bangke Mi Pendebaen (departing the body to its final resting place). Apart from that, the messages contained in the Ncayur Tua Ethnic Pakpak traditional ceremony are: (1) expressive messages; (2) directive messages; (3) commissive messages; (4) representative message; and (5) declarative messages.