Lighting a torch and using a phone to light the way for a Thai bride to her husband's house
(Baonghean.vn) - The wedding procession took place in the dark. The groom's family lit torches, and the matchmaker used the flashlight on her phone to light the way for the groom to lead the bride into the house. That was an interesting image at a Thai wedding in Con Cuong (Nghe An).
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| The midnight wedding procession is a long-standing custom of the Thai people in Con Cuong district (Nghe An). However, today, the custom has taken on a new color. It is still a wedding procession at night but with a flower car and motorbikes, this important event is in the Thai villages in the highlands. In the photo is the midnight wedding procession of a wedding in Dinh village, Chi Khe commune (Con Cuong). Photo: Huu Vi |
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| As usual, the matchmaker is an important figure in the wedding ceremony. They act as "arbitrators" in the bride-requesting negotiations at the bride's family. Later, the matchmaker is considered by the young couple as their biological parents. In the photo is a woman named An - the person chosen by the groom's family to be the matchmaker for the wedding in Dinh village, Chi Khe commune (Con Cuong). Photo: Huu Vi |
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| When they heard the gong sound from outside the village signaling that the bride was very close, the groom's family lit torches and brought her into the house. Photo: Huu Vi |
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| When the wedding car turned off and the door opened, the matchmaker turned on the flashlight app on her phone so the groom and bride could see the road clearly and lead each other into the house. Photo: Huu Vi |
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| Holding the daughter-in-law's hand and leading her into the bridal chamber is a loving gesture from the mother-in-law on the welcoming night. Photo: Huu Vi |
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| In another wedding in the same village, the bride's husband's family performed a "foot washing" ritual before climbing the stairs. This is also a traditional custom of the Thai community in Con Cuong district. Photo: Huu Vi |
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| The bride and groom and a young couple had a meal together before the wedding night. Photo: Huu Vi |
| The night wedding procession of a Thai wedding in Dinh village, Chi Khe commune (Con Cuong) |
