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Wedding traditions of Southeast Asia

Tea ceremonies and sinsod, adat and bersanding, the Batak ulos and the Balinese tooth-filing. 36 traditions on EveryShaadi so far.

🇲🇲 MyanmarMarriage in Myanmar A blend of Buddhist rites, astrological timing, and family negotiations that defines union across Myanmar's diverse ethnRite · Finding a match

🇸🇬 Singapore and 3 moreMatchmaking The practice of pairing two people for marriage through an intermediary or system.Betrothal · Finding a match 🇧🇳 BruneiBrunei Malay wedding The sequence of ceremonies that mark the engagement and marriage of Brunei Malays.Rite · Finding a match 🇵🇭 PhilippinesPamamanhikan The formal visit by the groom's family to ask the bride's parents for her hand in marriage.Betrothal · Finding a match 🇮🇩 IndonesiaNgerorod A traditional Balinese Hindu elopement where couples marry by mutual consent despite family opposition.Betrothal · Finding a match

🇻🇳 VietnamTraditional Vietnamese weddingLễ cưới truyền thống Việt Nam The multi-stage ceremony of betrothal, engagement and union that marks a marriage in Vietnam.Attire · Finding a match

🇹🇱 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

🇵🇭 Cebu, PhilippinesCourtship in the Philippines A traditional Filipino courtship marked by serenade, service, and family involvement.Betrothal · Finding a match 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 1 moreMayu-Dama The Kachin kinship system that defines who can marry whom through wife-giver and wife-taker rolesBetrothal · Finding a match

🇵🇭 Cebu, PhilippinesHarana A traditional Filipino courtship serenade where a suitor sings beneath a woman's window at night.Betrothal · Finding a match

Photo credits on this page

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

Courtship in the Philippines: Markytour777, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Marriage in Myanmar: Thant Zin Myint, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Harana: Markytour777, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Matchmaking: Pavel Fedotov, Public domain, source
Traditional Vietnamese wedding: Gabrielle M. Vassal, Public domain, source
Timorese wedding traditions: ColinTrainor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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