Monday, November 25, 2013

WEDDING CUSTOMS OF THE IBANS


        

Ibans are Sarawak tribes. In Iban marriage customs, rituals split areca will be conducted during the event. A woman will bring out the betel and areca is then split. Breakdown nut will determine the length of time required bride living in the house of her husband. After that, a shaman ceremony will lull children and the children got it back with a few verses of poem. The wedding ceremony was considered the end of the run custom if there is no custom error committed by both sides. Tailor Crush will begin the ceremony. Chicken legs tied then released and mantras already read. Chicken blood will worship the bride. According to the Iban belief, ceremony will be held at the bride and groom then can not sleep with the bride.

The wedding ceremony is definitely the biggest day for both partners and families. The groom’s family will
throw a feast and the bridegroom’s family will help with the preparations. A wedding representative will be appointed to invite guests and this representative will take strands of rope with knot that are used to show the days left before the day of the wedding ceremony. If the rope has seven knots, the marriage will be held within seven days. The knots will then be opened every day.

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