Amalgamation in Strengthening Society Social Integration and Harmonization

This study aims to describe the amalgamation through intermarriage in Lampung Pepadun custom and non-Lampung Pepadun ethnic as seen from the customary rules on intermarriage, causes and social impacts arising from the amalgamation in the Margakaya Village, Pringsewu Sub-District, Pringsewu Regency. This study uses a phenomenological approach as part of qualitative research. The research location is chosen because Margakaya Village is the oldest Lampung Pepadun Village in Pringsewu Regency and many of its residents are married to non-Lampung Pepadun ethnic. The results of the study were (1) in Lampung Pepadun customary rules, there were customary fines for society who do intermarriage (2) usually before the marriage ceremony procession, the ceremony of ngankon was performed firstnamely the appointment ceremony as a child. If the future bride of non-Lampung Pepadun has not been ngankon then it cannot hold a traditional ceremony (3) traditional ceremonies can be performed on kering-keringan, sujud, or sujud terang (4) factors causing the amalgamation in Margakaya Villagesuch as religion, residence, similarity of occupation and economy, and the amount of the fine that does not change. (5) the impact of amalgamation on society social life such as tolerance towards partners, conflicts in society can be suppressed, and the emergence of new generations.