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Wedding traditions of Southeast Asia

Tea ceremonies and sinsod, adat and bersanding, the Batak ulos and the Balinese tooth-filing. 41 traditions on EveryShaadi so far.

Countries

馃嚙馃嚦 Brunei 6馃嚢馃嚟 Cambodia 5馃嚠馃嚛 Indonesia 28馃嚤馃嚘 Laos 3馃嚥馃嚲 Malaysia 10馃嚥馃嚥 Myanmar 4馃嚨馃嚟 Philippines 14馃嚫馃嚞 Singapore 7馃嚬馃嚟 Thailand 11馃嚬馃嚤 Timor-Leste 1馃嚮馃嚦 Vietnam 12

Cities and towns

Palembang 3Cebu 2

On the calendar

8/8, the double luck date9/9, the long-lasting date520, "I love you" dayThe Chinese almanac and lucky wedding daysNg脿y t峄憈, a good day in VietnamShawwal, the month after RamadanThailand and Cambodia, the cool-season weddingsThe ber months in the PhilippinesLentHoly Week and the TriduumAdventRamadan
KindRiteVowBetrothalGift customAttireAdornmentPerformanceFeast customBlessingPlayFamily roleSettingModern
StageFinding a matchEngagement and betrothalThe weeks beforeThe eveProcession and arrivalThe ceremonyThe wedding feastReception, dance and giftsAfter the wedding
馃嚬馃嚟 Thailand and 5 moreBride price Wealth paid by the groom or his family to the bride or her kin to formalize a union.Gift custom 路 Engagement and betrothal 馃嚬馃嚤 Dili, Timor-Leste and 1 moreTimorese wedding traditionsBarlake The gift exchange and family alliance rituals practiced on the island of Timor.Gift custom 路 Finding a match 馃嚠馃嚛 IndonesiaMinangkabau marriage A matrilineal wedding tradition from West Sumatra where the groom moves into his wife's family home.Family role 路 Engagement and betrothal 馃嚨馃嚟 PhilippinesPamamanhikan The formal visit by the groom's family to ask the bride's parents for her hand in marriage.Betrothal 路 Finding a match 馃嚠馃嚛 IndonesiaPolygamy in Indonesia The legal and customary practice of men having multiple wives across Indonesian faiths and communities.Family role 路 Engagement and betrothal 馃嚢馃嚟 Phnom Penh, CambodiaSame-sex marriage in Cambodia The legal status and local registry for same-sex couples in Cambodia.Modern 路 Engagement and betrothal 馃嚨馃嚟 Cebu, PhilippinesCourtship in the Philippines A traditional Filipino courtship marked by serenade, service, and family involvement.Betrothal 路 Finding a match 馃嚥馃嚥 Myanmar and 1 moreMayu-Dama The Kachin kinship system that defines who can marry whom through wife-giver and wife-taker rolesBetrothal 路 Finding a match 馃嚨馃嚟 Quezon City, PhilippinesBinukot A Visayan custom of secluding young noblewomen to preserve their purity and elevate their marriage value.Betrothal 路 The weeks before 馃嚠馃嚛 Indonesia and 4 morePantun冥賳鬲賵賳 A Malayic oral poetry form used in wedding greetings and daily communication to express ideas through rhyme.Performance 路 Engagement and betrothal 馃嚬馃嚟 Thailand and 5 morePrenuptial agreement A written contract signed before marriage to define property rights and financial outcomes.Vow 路 Engagement and betrothal

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