Karoja: The Unification of Culture Between Java and Karo

Humans made up of different races, tribes, nations, and religions. Indonesia consists of various ethnicities or tribes so that Indonesia has a philosophy of life, unity in diversity, which means although different but still united. As a result of the diversity of ethnic groups in Indonesia, there is a frequent intermarriage. This intermarriage gave the issue the cultural unification between the male and the female. One of the unification of culture studied is the marriage between Karonese and Javanese in the District of Namorambe, Deli Serdang regency – North Sumatra. The majority of people in the village Namorambe are the Karo tribe, and they were originally occupied this area. Assimilation means a process of unification of different cultures with the aim to reduce the difference between the two of them and achieve mutual interests. In contrast, acculturation involves in itself the process of assimilation to walk with their real efforts of both cultures holder. As we know, intermarriage is an example of the union of two cultures within the scope of the individual. By marrying people of different tribes with us means that we are ready to accept all differences including cultural differences. However, to build a harmonious household, usually, the pair will unify their respective cultures so that their relationship has always been good. Marriages between Karonese and Javanese tribes often occur in Namorambe areas. There are two villages patterned Java, Desa Jati Kesuma and Judi Rejo villages. Intermarriage between Karo and Java tend to prefer the lineage of the male or patrilineal. This study aims to see how the union of two cultures that Karo and Java in the Namorambe area, and what kind of results the union of two cultures. A contemporary phenomenon in the cultural unification Karo and Java is the entertainment community, which is a mixture of both cultures in the form of music with a typical arrangement Karo, however lyric in Javanese language, and the title song is ‘Karoja’.