Wednesday, 17 June 2015

The strong color of Buddhism Thailand, a wedding customs

Each country has its own wedding customs, as a typical buddhist country, Thailand buddhist ritual into people's lives, even if the wedding, little also not buddhist rite of baptism, has its unique personality charm.
Thai wedding, need to pass the shuang-xi dai yarn circle, sprinkler, ancestor worship the gods, making the bed and keep new and the wedding ceremony, etc, finally complete the whole wedding.

Double happiness yarn circle, also called "lucky yarn circle", the size of the bowl made of yarn as the two yarn circle, there is a connection and holy water bowl st yarn yarn circle, by the monks to the wedding with, double yarn circle must be good at water before, new elders by both parties or wedding host were put on the head of the bride and groom. Thai people believe that the monk read after or spells holy yarn, has the certain mana. In Thailand people habit, if you take off the groom's yarn circle, predictor of the future husband to power homes; If the first to take off the bride, then his wife return to power.

Thailand is one of the traditional buddhist countries, people cannot leave buddhist life daily life, physical activity, marriage this event more no exception, as a result, the Thai marriage must first get admitted on religion, and then you can be recognised by parents and relatives, the government admitted. Therefore in the bridal chamber, the couple will put the figure of Buddha and flag, also with Thai king royal like the queen. In Thai, the bride and groom are referred to as "letter to the treasure" and "shao" the imperial edict, the bride wearing yarn Thai dresses made of satin, with traditional style. The groom wears a satin Thai shirt, white pants. Gets up early on the day of the wedding, the bride will dress up, change the traditional Thai clothing, comb a traditional style, the most exquisite jewellery on. In Thailand, the dynasty wedding custom, in order to show sincerity, when his bride, the groom must use lithe and graceful music and dance, as well as the exquisite gift to impress the bride.
 
Before the sprinkler, newcomer to incense, first pay, and then sat on a low couch, head toward the direction of the astrologer, regulations, much to the east, the bride and groom sat on the left side of the, groomsman bridesmaid sitting or standing behind the newcomer. The bride and groom crossing their hands stretched forth, accept sprinkler, below need to put the connection of water basin. Sprinkler ceremony presided over, want to give the bride and groom head wear auspicious yarn circle, then spilled the hot air to water on the bride and groom's hand, wish the couple grow old together, love each other. And then the wedding guests will in turn forward sprinkler for the couple blessing, relatives last sprinkler blessing. The elderly to auspicious yarn, and end sill ceremony.
 
Water after the ceremony, the ceremony host will distribute small gifts for the guests as a souvenir. Then the groom, please enter indoor, her parents will be white cloth shop in indoor, and on the coconut wine and worship of cloth, the groom to light two candles, incense, two week ancestor spirits with the bride. Week, lift the right hand with the bride groom raised his left hand handshake, worship ancestor god three times. After three ancestor worship, the groom will bow down to her parents and her elders. After accepting bow down to elders, to wish the couple happiness, and gifts.
 
Bed rite is also called the pendulum pillow, average sprinkling water on their wedding ceremony on the same day in the evening. By the bride, please make the bed, and make the bed must be both sons and daughters, respected, has the identity of a loving couple. Making the bed for the bride and groom sweep bed, bedding, pillow, hanging. Prepared by the bride a wax gourd, a piece of research healing stone, a white cat, a pot, pot sheng qing water, a tray, lying on the tray into a package of mung beans, sesame seeds, rice and the bride price and so on, which they placed in a new bed, all these things have its meaning. Shimizu, melon and fruit symbolizes the bride and groom pure, calm heart. Metaphor study healing stone conjugal love of love. Green beans and sesame symbol enterprise developed in the future, and said that since then, together with parents to live independently. White is new catch mice. White is new catch mice. After the bed, the bed should be in a new bed, wife lying on the left, and her husband lying on the right, and talk to each other and content
 
Then to keep the groom new and send the bride into the bridal chamber. Make the bed after the ceremony according to custom, the bridegroom need to keep new house for a few days alone. In the evening, the bride and groom to send replacement of pajamas. The groom keep all bridal chamber for three nights, five nights or range, to send the bride into the bridal chamber. Then, by the bride's parents or the bed couples to send the bride into the bridal chamber, handed over to the groom, and instructs the bride to loyal husband, husband and wife to love each other, and so on. Simplification, degree of modern Thai people get married in a days to complete, so the groom will no longer keep their own homes.
 
Wedding customs in Thailand seems so complicated, but many are influenced by buddhist culture, new people can also feel interested in a such a special wedding.
 

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