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This study aims to explore the practice of Buddhist marriage in the Semarang Regency, which is carried out alongside traditions and local wisdom. The research employs a qualitative approach using a cultural anthropology method to examine the influence of Javanese beliefs on the wedding rituals of Buddhist communities in the Semarang Regency area. Data were collected through the review of relevant literature and interviews with selected informants, chosen based on their background and expertise related to the research topic. The collected data were then analyzed in depth to identify the values of local wisdom within Javanese society that coexist harmoniously with Buddhist wedding ceremonies. The findings indicate that Buddhist marriage in Semarang Regency is not merely a legal recognition of union between two individuals entering married life, but also represents a socio-cultural phenomenon reflecting processes of adaptation and negotiation between religious teachings and local cultural values. Buddhist communities in Semarang Regency conduct marriage ceremony according to Buddhist religious traditions combined with Javanese practices. The religious ceremony is performed at a temple and led by a Romo Pandita, and the the wedding ceremonies continue according to Javanese culture. Javanese beliefs remain strongly influential, shaping various stages of marriage, from partner selection and proposal rituals to ceremonial practices during the wedding. Beliefs related to weton calculations, auspicious days, slametan rituals, the preparation of sesajen, and ceremonial elements within wedding receptions continue to maintain their place amid the dynamics of modern society.

This study developed the Weton-Based Leadership Model as a leadership framework that integrates Javanese cultural values from the weton system with modern leadership theories, such as transformational, servant, charismatic, and situational leadership. Using a postmodern paradigm with an exploratory qualitative approach, this study utilizes pattern matching and explanation building methods through in-depth interviews with cultural experts and human resource management practitioners, as well as analysis of Javanese cultural documents. The results of the study identify five key components in the model, namely self-awareness, value alignment, situational adaptability, team harmony, and risk governance. These five components interact with each other to form contextual leadership that is in harmony with personal identity, organizational culture, and environmental demands. The practical implications of this study include the use of weton as a reflective instrument in recruitment, personalized leadership development, and the strengthening of an inclusive organizational culture. Further research is recommended to test this model in various industrial contexts through quantitative methods and longitudinal approaches.

This article discusses the dynamics of Islamic education during the Sultanate of Banten, an Islamic kingdom that developed since the 16th century and became one of the centers of Islamic civilization in the archipelago. Islamic education in Banten not only shapes the Islamic identity of the community, but also strengthens morality, social solidarity, and cultural resilience. Islamic boarding schools are the main pillars of education that integrate the teaching of religious science, character education, and socio-religious practices. The role of pesantren expands, not only as a learning center, but also as a da'wah institution that instills the values of independence, justice, and brotherhood in the midst of a multicultural society. Great scholars such as Sheikh Nawawi al-Bantani and Sheikh Yusuf al-Makassari have an important role in strengthening the scientific network between Banten, the Middle East, and the Islamic world. Their profound works in the fields of jurisprudence, Sufism, and morals had a great influence on the development of Islamic thought in Southeast Asia. The pesantren curriculum that focuses on the yellow book, with the teaching methods of sorogan, bandongan, and wetonan, produces students who are not only knowledgeable, but also disciplined, moral, and sensitive to social problems. The Dutch colonial period brought severe challenges with secular policies and restrictions on Islamic education. However, pesantren still exist as spiritual and intellectual fortresses. This success is supported by the ability of pesantren to develop economic independence and expand scientific networks through the overseas migration of students to various Islamic study centers abroad. Until now, Banten's Islamic education heritage has transformed into a modern Islamic boarding school that is able to combine classical traditions with technology and global insights. This study confirms that traditional Islamic education in Banten has a strategic role in shaping the social, spiritual, and identity structure of the Muslim community, which persists across generations.

Pesantren is basically a traditional Islamic educational dormitory where the students live and live together to study Islamic religious knowledge under the auspices of the kyai. The book Fathul Qorib is one of the Islamic boarding school literature books in the field of Shafi'i school of jurisprudence by Ibnu Qasim Al-Ghazzi. Fiqh exists as an answer to everyday human problems related to actions and worship. Where there are still many students who make mistakes in implementing their daily worship which is not in accordance with the Shari'a. In its application, the methods used are the wetonanan, sorogan and bandongan methods. This research uses field research using a qualitative approach. There are 3 data collection techniques used, namely observation, interviews and documentation. There are 2 data sources that will be used, namely primary data and secondary data. There are three data analysis techniques used, namely data reduction, data presentation and drawing data conclusions. The process of learning the book of Fathul Qorib in increasing students' understanding of Fiqh at the Nurun 'ala Nur 2 Kepencar Wonosobo Islamic boarding school uses the wetonan method with discussion. The Process of Learning the Book of Fathul Qorib in Improving the Translating Ability of Santri at the Nurun 'ala Nur 2 Kepencar Wonosobo Islamic Boarding School using the sorogan, wetonan and direct test methods during evaluation.  

Javanese culture and society, which has various styles, is characterized by a common identity, both through physical characteristics and other more abstract characteristics. Similarity of identity is physically sensed through the physiognomy produced by a clan/tribe/clan and cultural products. Meanwhile, abstract similarities take the form of views on life, ways of thinking, structure of society, belief systems, and so on. One form of similarity in the way of life and beliefs of the Javanese people can be observed in the paradigm of identifying human character through the weton and neptu approaches. Weton and Neptu are considered and believed to be a way to recognize one's character and potential from something abstract to something relatively more concrete. In the Javanese belief system, character and potential are two things that determine the development of culture and the success of life of the Javanese people themselves. So, empirically weton and neptu are a way of life that must be taken in order to be happy and prosperous.  

A calendar is a system for naming a period of time and is known as a Calendar Date. The Gregorian calendar is used throughout the world including Indonesia, this calendar is calculated from the birth of Jesus from Nazareth, the calculation uses the pattern of the sun's movement. The Gregorian calendar has 12 months in a year and 7 days in a week. The Hijri calendar is a calendar system based on the circulation of the moon around the earth, called Hijiriah because of its first year when the migration of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina took place in 662 AD. Due to the different intervals or repetitions between the day and the weton where the day will return to the same day after 7 days while the weton will return to the same weton after 5 days, it is quite difficult to find out the day and weton on a certain date that is hundreds or thousands of days apart from the current date. The Gregorian calendar program with weton is used to find out the day and weton of a date by specifying the month and year, a 1 month calendar will be displayed along with the day and weton

Marriage is a religious call that must be carried out by humans for those who can afford to have a family. Everyone who wants to get married definitely wants smoothness in the procession of the marriage contract and smoothness in their household life. In this case the authors took samples in Wedi Village, Kapas District, Bojonegoro Regency. For some people in Wedi Village, the use of weton calculations in marriage is mandatory.The main question to be answered in this research is: How is the practice of determining the time of marriage in Wedi Village, Kapas District, Bojonegoro Regency, 'Urf Perspective?To answer this question, this research uses a normative juridical approach, where this research is often called doctrinal research, where the data used are secondary data sources. The process starts from the premises in the form of known positive legal norms and ends with the discovery of legal principles which are the starting point for the search for positive legal norms. Or in short, the method of normative juridical approach is an approach that examines secondary data in the field of law that exist as library data. Based on the results of research in the field, the practice of marriage in Wedi Village, Kapas District, Bojonegoro Regency is to use the weton calculation to determine whether the two prospective brides are matched or not. If based on the results of the weton calculation it turns out that they are matched, then the next step is to determine the day, date, month and hour of the contract also using the weton calculation. The factors behind the practice of determining and calculating the time for marriage in Wedi Village, Kapas District, Bojonegoro Regency are the reasons for not violating religious teachings, the reasons for customary calls, reasons for obligations and considerations of neptu, safety reasons, reasons for events that have occurred and reasons for preservation to generations. The custom that has been formed so far turns out to be in accordance with and absorbed by the rules of 'Urf. Thus, this shows that the determination of the wedding day in Wedi Village, Kapas District, Bojonegoro Regency is 'Urf valid.