As a country with many tribes living in Thailand, Thailand has a diverse and rich culture. In particular, the custom of getting married here is quite unique, making many visitors curious.
Traveling to Thailand, besides admiring the beautiful scenery, visitors will learn about the very unique wedding customs of the people here. Surely you will be surprised by their strange customs.
1. Steal wife
Alu people in Thailand have a custom of robbing their wives. However, in order to be able to successfully rob his wife, both sides of the family will prepare the script together if the girl's family agrees. Usually, a good time for both parties to celebrate a holiday is after the harvest season. Before that, the couples will go through the engagement ceremony and exchange each other with traditional customs.
On the wedding night, the boy will sneak into the girl's room and "rob his wife". The girl recognized her boyfriend but still pretended to scream and resist. At that time, the girls' family knew but pretended not to hear and continued to sleep. When the daughter is robbed will come to notify the village chief.
The head of the village will join other elderly villagers to come to his son's house to ask questions at the beginning of the story. At this point, the two sides will discuss and make a decision to price the bride. Although the decision has been made before, the two sides will pay a few more contracts for fear that the boys' family will go bankrupt after marrying the son. By the next morning, the families of both sides will play jubilant music, and slaughter pigs and cows to invite everyone to join in the fun.
2. Devilish pursuit ceremony
Young girls of Yco ethnicity when officially entering the groom's house will perform a ritual with the purpose of banishing evil spirits. When performing this ritual, the bride will allow others to step on several people. According to local people, this practice will ward off evil on the bride. After that, the bride will be changed into a new outfit prepared by the groom.
Although at the groom's home, the bride will not be able to talk. By the next morning, the groom's family will organize a party to invite everyone to have fun. However, the bride absolutely must not talk to guests. It was not until the 3rd day that married life officially began. At this time, the bride is considered the groom's wife and the couple function normally.
3. Ghost offerings
The Greek people usually organize the wedding ceremony for 3 days. In particular, the worship ceremony is held on the first day. At this time, young people in the village will help the groom build a house next to the village. This house will be a wedding room and a place of worship for couples.
According to the customs of this ethnic group, every table that was cooked for the first day must be eaten up and not taken home. On the second day, the groom's family will take the pork to the girl's house to visit the bride's relatives. The bride's family will use this pork to treat the boys' family.
Particularly on the last day, the bride's family will take the pork to the groom's house and be treated by the groom's family. Although the wedding took place very long, for a long time, the Greek people still adhere to the desire of the couple to be happy, to have more children. When will a pregnant bride get home to live with her husband?
Hopefully, the above information will help tourists better understand the strange and unique marriage custom of Thai people. If you want to learn more about this country, you can book cheap Thailand tours to soon fulfill your wish.
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