ABSTRACT The Symbolic Meaning of the Fanika Era-Era Mbowo Tradition in the Traditional Nias Ethnic Wedding Ceremony on Nias Island By: Nofirman Hura Counselor : Dr. Muhammad Firdaus, M.Si Fanika era-era mbowo is tradition of the Nias ethnic community at weddings where this tradition is to calculate the dowry, whose family tree and clan is cua (grandfather), gawe (grandmother), talifusỡ…