INTERRACIAL WEDDING PLANNING AND ITS IMPACT FROM THE MALAYS POINT OF VIEW ON CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND TOURISM

Abstract

This paper aims to detect the potential impacts on the cultural traditions and tourism that may occur from an interracial wedding planning between the Malays and the Indian Muslims from the Malays perspective, in addition, to explore their acceptance of these kinds of weddings, and the new and different rituals and practices, which there is a glimpse into those rituals and practices of both races, plus, a gaze into the fusion of the two cultures. The used method is a qualitative approach by questions asked in online interviews by the application Zoom until saturation has been achieved. This was distributed to a sample of 14 Malays respondents. Findings are one: Firstly, a discussion of potential impacts on cultural traditions and tourism by interracial wedding, which were found and agreed upon by planning an interracial wedding, there are some developments, changes, and impacts culturally and traditionally to the Malays at large alongside some conflicts, thus, the paper discovered that these kinds of weddings and weddings lead to tourism's development and growth, and. Secondly, the implications that are drawn for acceptance theory in an interracial wedding, here it shows that there is a growth in the rate and acceptance of interracial marriages. This paper attempts to fill the gap of knowledge and information of interracial weddings research. In this paper, the key traditions and customs of working interracial weddings, high marital satisfaction, and enduring, secure weddings are best explained.