Nghe An: Using a boat to carry the bride right on the village road

Dao Tho DNUM_CBZAHZCABI 14:47

(Baonghean.vn) - Heavy rain caused flooding, many roads were submerged in water, so a wedding in a mountainous district of Nghe An had to use a boat as a means of transportation.

Many village roads in Lang Son commune (Anh Son district) were deeply submerged in water. Therefore, to take the bride home, a family in hamlet 5 was forced to use a boat. Photo: Dao Tho
However, after taking the boat, relatives from both sides had to cross other flooded roads. Photo: Dao Tho

Wedding procession in the flood.

To ensure the groom's clothes were dry during the wedding procession, the young men in the village had to take turns carrying the groom. Photo: Dao Tho
About 500 meters of water was chest deep, so a boat was the only means of transport to take the bride home. Photo: Dao Tho
Groom Nguyen Viet Nam (37 years old) and bride Truong My Duyen (30 years old) are both from the same neighborhood, only about 1.5 km apart. Mr. Nam said: Up until yesterday afternoon, it was thought that the water had receded, so this afternoon they could pick up the bride in a wedding car, but in the end they still had to use a boat. Photo: Dao Tho
Wedding attendees also had to use boats to travel across the rice fields to get to the groom's house. Photo: Dao Tho
Some people, afraid of being late, had to wade through water to attend the wedding. Photo: Dao Tho
The groom and bride wade back to the wedding venue. Both said that although it was hard work, this would be an unforgettable memory. Photo: Dao Tho

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