Malaysian Chinese Fairy Tale Wedding - Chapter Six
Final Home Coming and Tea Ceremony,
.....the Big Day has arrived......
Adhering to traditions, Keanwai and Joanne, will enter our house as officially declared newly-weds.
Before that to happen, the ancestors are once again called upon to bless their arrival, clearing the 'air' from any evil spirits and entities.....in return for their blessing, they are ofcourse treated to some goodies, including a wholly roasted piglet....tit for tat :)
Everyone, inclusive our life-long household maids partake in the preparation of this oh-so-important event. Strings of firecrackers and their equivalent paper strips handheld canisters were put ready ..... not only to announce/welcome the arrival of the newly weds, but more to scare away any lingering spirits who have no business being at our place. "shoo, shoo....!!"
At last the motorcade with the posh bridal car, accompanying cars and motobikes arrived, announcing their arrival by honking their horns incessantly. (I'd suggest you better turn down the volume on your laptop/desktop pc when you click on the below vid)
The bridal car came to a stop before reaching the gates of our casa,.......2 strings of fire crackers were lit up and going off with a bang and resulting smoke,
There's no rule which says that the limo had to stop before the fire crackers were extinguished..........I highly suspect that the chauffeur was not daring enough to put a scratch on his valuable limousine :p
The newly-weds stepped out of their limo under a deluge of paper fire crackers....and made their entry to pay respect to Keanwai's parents......
The age-old tradition which has endured centuries if not millennia is the Tea Ceremony performed at a wedding.
The 'Tea Ceremony' is by far the most important ceremony,
In short, it is a sign of respect and reverence of the married couple to the parents and the family by serving them tea by either kneeling down or just simply bowing......and in return, by accepting the cup of tea, the parents and the family welcome the bride or groom into their family (usually the parents in return will also issue a dowry in the form of a red packet or 'angpow').......
A new person has joined the 'Family clan', ......... Joanne is now a member of the "Inner Circle"....:)
And that has to be celebrated with........eating again.....:p......yuppers, all the various ceremonies are taking their toll on our energy levels, honest truth!!
We need the nourishment and a bit of a time-out before we head off for the Grande Finale....
Next and Final Stop......Wedding Dinner :)
Adhering to traditions, Keanwai and Joanne, will enter our house as officially declared newly-weds.
Before that to happen, the ancestors are once again called upon to bless their arrival, clearing the 'air' from any evil spirits and entities.....in return for their blessing, they are ofcourse treated to some goodies, including a wholly roasted piglet....tit for tat :)
Everyone, inclusive our life-long household maids partake in the preparation of this oh-so-important event. Strings of firecrackers and their equivalent paper strips handheld canisters were put ready ..... not only to announce/welcome the arrival of the newly weds, but more to scare away any lingering spirits who have no business being at our place. "shoo, shoo....!!"
At last the motorcade with the posh bridal car, accompanying cars and motobikes arrived, announcing their arrival by honking their horns incessantly. (I'd suggest you better turn down the volume on your laptop/desktop pc when you click on the below vid)
The bridal car came to a stop before reaching the gates of our casa,.......2 strings of fire crackers were lit up and going off with a bang and resulting smoke,
There's no rule which says that the limo had to stop before the fire crackers were extinguished..........I highly suspect that the chauffeur was not daring enough to put a scratch on his valuable limousine :p
The newly-weds stepped out of their limo under a deluge of paper fire crackers....and made their entry to pay respect to Keanwai's parents......
The age-old tradition which has endured centuries if not millennia is the Tea Ceremony performed at a wedding.
The 'Tea Ceremony' is by far the most important ceremony,
In short, it is a sign of respect and reverence of the married couple to the parents and the family by serving them tea by either kneeling down or just simply bowing......and in return, by accepting the cup of tea, the parents and the family welcome the bride or groom into their family (usually the parents in return will also issue a dowry in the form of a red packet or 'angpow').......
A new person has joined the 'Family clan', ......... Joanne is now a member of the "Inner Circle"....:)
And that has to be celebrated with........eating again.....:p......yuppers, all the various ceremonies are taking their toll on our energy levels, honest truth!!
We need the nourishment and a bit of a time-out before we head off for the Grande Finale....
Next and Final Stop......Wedding Dinner :)
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