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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.

🇮🇩 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

🇲🇾 Malaysia and 4 moreBaju Kurungباجو كوروڠ The traditional blouse and skirt worn by Malay women for weddings and religious ceremoniesAttire · The weeks before

🇮🇩 IndonesiaUlosᯥᯞᯘᯬ᯲ The hand-woven textile that binds Batak couples in marriage and symbolizes warmth.Attire · The ceremony

🇮🇩 IndonesiaMinangkabau marriage A matrilineal wedding tradition from West Sumatra where the groom moves into his wife's family home.Family role · Engagement and betrothal 🇮🇩 Lombok, IndonesiaMerariq A Sasak ritual in Lombok where the groom takes the bride to his home with family consent.Rite · The weeks before

🇹🇱 Dili, Timor-Leste and 1 moreTimorese wedding traditionsBarlake The gift exchange and family alliance rituals practiced on the island of Timor.Gift custom · Finding a match

🇮🇩 IndonesiaSlametan A communal Javanese feast that brings neighbors together for peace and social unity.Feast custom · The weeks before 🇮🇩 IndonesiaPolygamy in Indonesia The legal and customary practice of men having multiple wives across Indonesian faiths and communities.Family role · Engagement and betrothal 🇰🇭 Phnom Penh, CambodiaSame-sex marriage in Cambodia The legal status and local registry for same-sex couples in Cambodia.Modern · Engagement and betrothal

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Minangkabau marriage: Mamasamala, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Baju Kurung: Ministry of Information official photographer, Public domain, source
Ulos: Boy Lawson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Timorese wedding traditions: ColinTrainor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Slametan: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Kenduri: Andreasprasetya, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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