Do you know about vietnamese traditional wedding?
From the past until now, the wedding is one of the most important traditions of vietnamese with many customs, but the traditional wedding custom and ceremony in Vietnam is somewhat simpler than the past.
The Vietnamese wedding custom include:
- Marriage proposal is the first ritual in the traditional wedding Vietnam when two families decide time and date taking an official meeting to help both families to come to understanding about the upcoming marriage. At the appointed time and date, the offerings including betel and areca, fruits, candies… will be brought to the bride’s family for sealing the commitment to marriage. When the bride’s family agrees, the couple will burn incense and offer the gifts to the ancestral altar.
- Betrothal ceremony (engagement party) is the second ritual in the traditional wedding Vietnam. Since this date, the girl is recognized as the “fiancée” of the man. The bride’s family will request the offerings including betel and areca, wine, tobacco, tea, husband - wife cake (Phu thê cake), fruits, etc. The quantity must be even, and they are arranged in the odd number of boxes. These caskets will be brought by the unmarried boys and be received by a correlative number of unmarried girls of the bride’s family. In the engagement ceremony, the bride will wear the traditional Ao Dai, and the clothing for the groom will be suit. Betrothal procedures will be undertaken at the bride’s home. Tea, water, and candies are prepared to invite the relatives.
- Wedding ceremony is the official announcement about marriage of the young couple. The girl must follow her husband to new house and become a married woman.
This is some customs in vietnamese traditional wedding. How about wedding customs in your country?