Wedding traditions of Southeast Asia
Tea ceremonies and sinsod, adat and bersanding, the Batak ulos and the Balinese tooth-filing. 30 traditions on EveryShaadi so far.
Countries
🇧🇳 Brunei 5🇰🇠Cambodia 4🇮🇩 Indonesia 24🇱🇦 Laos 3🇲🇾 Malaysia 9🇲🇲 Myanmar 4🇵🇠Philippines 8🇸🇬 Singapore 6🇹🇠Thailand 8🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 1🇻🇳 Vietnam 8
Cities and towns
On the calendar
8/8, the double luck date9/9, the long-lasting date520, "I love you" dayThe Chinese almanac and lucky wedding daysNgà y tốt, a good day in VietnamShawwal, the month after RamadanThailand and Cambodia, the cool-season weddingsThe ber months in the PhilippinesLentHoly Week and the TriduumAdventRamadan
🇱🇦 Laos and 1 moreBaciບາສີ (Lao); บายศรี (Thai)
The wrist-tying ceremony that calls the soul back to restore balance and good luck.Blessing · The ceremony
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreKenduri
A communal feast and prayer gathering held by Javanese and Malay communities to mark life events.Feast custom · The weeks before
🇹🇠ThailandKhanom Si Thuaiขนมสี่ถ้วย
A Thai wedding dessert of four sweet cups symbolizing harmony and lasting love.Feast custom · The ceremony
🇮🇩 IndonesiaSlametan
A communal Javanese feast that brings neighbors together for peace and social unity.Feast custom · The weeks before
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Baci: Dalbera, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kenduri: Andreasprasetya, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khanom Si Thuai: Siripitch Chaiyabutra, CC0, source
- Slametan: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source