the research discussed about the interpretation of symbols in traditional costume of mandarese. this research focused on analysing the existences of symbols in traditional costume of mandarese based on roland barthes theory.
This research was about connotation and denotation in words meaning which revealed in Kalindaqdaq as one of the poetry kind that is usually read among Mandarese society in religious activities. This research is based on Geoffrey Leech's theory. The data were analyzed through descriptive qualitative method.