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Today I'll show you how to play a wedding in Cambodia, which is held by Khmer customs.




Reportage picture in Cambodian temple

The wedding is always preceded by engagement which scale wedding celebrations almost equal. On engagement come from 200 guests invited mandatory monk who expects the wedding date and time of the safe celebration. During the wedding the groom's family gives the bride price, but money is still used by both families for the wedding, so this procedure is purely nominal.

Jackie and Sam







On the engagement can not kiss the bride and groom holding hands modestly. And after the wedding can happen in a month or even a year later: the stars will rise.







At the wedding Rouge invite at least 1,000 people. This is considered a scarce number of guests. It is believed that the greater the guests at the wedding, the couple will be happier. Normally, if a guest in 2000, and even 3000.







It is assumed that the bride and groom several times a day for the entire ceremony dressed, changed hair and makeup, and even the bride and decorations. Therefore, in Cambodia a girl can remeasure to 10 different dresses (at least 7). Groom least 7 costumes. What abundance! Especially if you do not know which model to dress to stay.

Mindy and Chris









Cake at the Rouge almost there. Usually served pile of fruit. But if there is a cake, you do not sell it, and just help themselves, and the bride and groom feed each other.







Traditionally Cambodian wedding different bright colors, lots of gold and purple hues. Food is prepared only home, it promises young prosperous and peaceful life together. As feed a horde of visitors - no laughing matter, food is prepared in the weeks before the holiday, then semi-finished products refresh, and that is preparing the here and now are bought in stores. They pay for everything at once both families, but most of the groom himself. If he has no money, help the parents. But organizational efforts are borne by the bride's parents.

Eating a lot, there is a change of food, but by the end of the evening all eaten. Because alcohol drink mostly beer. To get drunk and fight and fuss, it is not accepted. Nobody gets drunk.







Presented at the wedding just money. And do not turn gave back envelope (sometimes empty, alas, as happens in our country, when it turns out that one of the guests decided to cheat). At the entrance to the ceremonial hall are keepers of both families, who immediately collect the gifts and guest passes. And write. He came with no money? Turn around! Less than $ 20 per person to give is not accepted. If you invite someone to a wedding in a notebook should look as the man gave, and give no less.

Antimonide and Long





Rouge not only believe in horoscopes. They opt for a wedding on certain days of the week and month. For example, you can marry only in the months in which the 30 days. And for engagement approach only 7 days in these months. You can not get married if these days fall in the new year, solar and lunar eclipses, birthdays, bride, groom or their parents.





The night before the wedding, the bride can not sleep Cambodian. Not because it is a tradition, but because the creation of hairstyles, make-up takes from 3 to 8 hours. And over it all night working stylists, hairdressers, make-up artists.





Every action is preceded by the bride and groom legend. It is very nice, as a matter of fact Rouge remember and understand the meaning of their rituals, and in fact embodies the legend of their gods.

For example, a wedding should be the sword. According to legend, Knight Pirinsey fell in love with the daughter of a farmer. He promised to marry her father and left a piece of gold as collateral. But three years have passed, and the groom did not return from the war. When the farmer already gave the daughter of a neighboring farmer, he came back angry and stabbed Knight groom. The priest at the wedding ceremony proclaims power of the sword and give his young to the relic kept their marriage on changes and partings. However, divorce in the country and so is not accepted.





The wedding should begin with the sunrise, that is seven in the morning. Late is not good: Sun God would be offended.
The groom is also preparing to midnight, and by seven in the morning, accompanied by a whole procession comes to the bride's house.

Jourdain and Jeff







The wedding is celebrated for 3 days. But this tradition compliance unit. Due to the fact that Cambodia zealous Communists abolished all traditions, modern Khmer celebrate day. Sometimes a husband and wife do not know each other before the engagement, everything is decided by the parents.

If the wedding lasts three days, the first day daryatsya gifts and go dancing. The second day of almost all religious. The bride and groom remove their shoes and sit on his knees, praying and reading sutras. Guests come and listen. On the third day of the official banquet. All are invited: colleagues, unfamiliar friends, neighbors, relatives. For the wedding festivities overlaps a quarter. Who is richer, removes a hotel.

As always walk and all that in a month can be up to five weddings, each of which is accepted to go. In a month it is always better to postpone at least $ 200 just for gifts.





In Cambodia, a man can be a polygamist, if the first wife does not mind. You can include a second? Get married again.





At the wedding, the bride's parents are introduced to the bride and groom's parents - with the bride. And even if the family know, familiarity of tradition still held.





At weddings there toastmaster, but he entertains guests as is customary in Russia and in Europe. He tells many legends and history of Cambodia, reading instruction and parables young. To be bored invited clowns, so they joking and singing.



All this lasts until dinner, then let guests walk and relax someone and sleep when tired. A bride and groom dress up. Dress the bride just 5-10 people. It is necessary to remove all ornaments, untwist her hair, to create a new, weave new decorations in the hair, put on a new bracelets and earrings, pick up a new makeup for another dress.



After dinner we all drink, eat and dance. Almost always, there is a pop band. But almost all the slow dances, meditation, because Buddhists live in Cambodia. By the way, the majority of visitors coming to the wedding at this time.



Wedding dance - a special show. Sing a song of love, it lasts 20 minutes, it is full of edifying images and phrases of prayer. Dancing bride and groom wander slowly, floating in a smooth dance around the table where the guests eat. While the last song, they manage to get around the tables 5. Both times required to perform smooth and beautiful movements with your fingers. It requires special skills and very tiring, so the bride and groom are trained for months.

Then the verse ends with the bride and groom bow to the guests. The dance begins at the end of the day, but when you consider that the bride and groom from morning to evening on his feet, and even a sleepless night, you can imagine how tired they are.