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| Traditional Thai wedding
is very complex. The most interesting part of the wedding ceremony
is a procession of "Khan Mark" (offering items) as relatives
and friends of the groom, dance their way to the room of the bride
with their hands full of offering. This will be led by “Long Drum
Parade”. The wedding ceremony begins in the morning with the chanting
of monks, then the couple and relatives offer food to the monks who,
after their meal, will chant again while the senior monk will go around
to bless the couple and the whole gathering with holy water before
they leave the island. At the end, the traditional wedding comes to
final stage of ceremony. It is called ROD-NAM-SANG, and is the main
event where both the bride and the bridegroom's family get together.
They witness this important event. Both the bridge and the bridegroom
will sit close together on the floor (or small stage) with their hands
held in WAI style (like the way we pay respect to the Lord Buddha).
A flower chain connects the hands. The most senior person will act
as the leader of the event. He or she will start to soak the couple's
hands in water and wish them good luck. The water is contained in
a conch shell container (ROD is soak, NAM is water, and SANG is conch
shell). Then, the parents and others will do the same. Usually, only
selected people like close friends and close relatives will be invited
to the ROD-NAM-SANG event. Please do not dress in BLACK colors. For
Thais, the black color is reserved for a sad event like a funeral. |
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