Travel contest 7th edition: Traditions and holidays//Weddings in Cambodia//#club75
I worked as a singer in Thailand and one weekend my friend and I went to the neighboring country of Cambodia.
There are tourist buses from Thailand to Cambodia, and we decided to go to one of the most famous temples in the world, Angkor Wat.
Probably many of you remember the movie Lara Croft-Tomb Raider. The action of the film took place in one of the Cambodian temples located next to Angkor Wat. The temple itself is very exotic, it is located in the jungle, and was lost, and then discovered in the 19th century.
When newlyweds celebrate their wedding in Cambodia, they come to this temple. Traditions in all countries are different, for example, in Russia, newlyweds usually come to monuments and take pictures in the squares of the city, and in Cambodia they go to their beautiful temple.
When we saw the Cambodian newlyweds, we asked to take a picture with them. It's so unusual. They have such beautiful outfits, and it's not at all like the wedding dresses of our brides.
There is a tradition in Cambodia: a Buddhist monk calculates the wedding day. In this case, everything is decided by the stars and the horoscopes of the bride and groom. You can not get married in those months in which there are 31 days.But you can have several wives. Polygamy is allowed in Cambodia. But the country is very poor, and few locals dare to marry a few women.
At a Cambodian wedding, as well as in Russia, it is customary for the newlyweds to be entertained with dances and songs. These are often traditional Cambodian dances. Girls in national costumes look fantastic.
The Cambodian wedding lasts 3 days. On the first day everyone has fun, on the 2nd day they read mantras and sutras, monks come to bless the newlyweds, and on the 3rd day everyone goes to the restaurant to have fun again.
Here in Russia they celebrate a wedding for only 2 days, and on the second day usually no one thinks anything, because everyone has drunk a lot.
We also learned that the Cambodians have a very beautiful tradition: the groom gives the bride's parents a gilded jug containing the bride price. For example, I didn't have such a jug! Did you have one?
But you may agree, even if there is no jug, the wedding is still one of the most significant events in the life of any married couple.
I invite to take part in the contest @galca @may2015. They will surely tell a lot of interesting things about traditions, holidays and significant events.
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Свадьба, конечно, это хорошо. Но мне стало интересно - а какие песни Вы пели в тех краях? Уж точно не катюшу или калинку-малинку :)
Нет, не Катюшу. Я такие песни плохо пою, не мой жанр. Мы попсу пели, притом англоязычную только. Энрике Иглесиас, Абба, Бритни Спирс отлично заходили. Совсем чуть чуть очень известного джаза типа Синатры. Редко, но просили "что нибудь русское", тогда пели какое нибудь "ехали на тройке с бубенцами ", но для них это пустой звук было. О России они ничего не знают, русскую речь даже на слух не определяют.
я таки тоже из речь и песни не смогу воспринять.
понятно, что разные.
Hi @ very good post, I remembered the temple from the movie hahaha beautiful costumes.
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Thank you!)
Que bello todo!!
Yes, very beautiful!)
Amazing post congratulations!
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Yes, I remember Angkor Wat temple for Tomb Raider, also I think is a very similar temple in the original mortal combat movie...
One temple for many movies :)
3 days long party! That's something :)
In Poland we used to celebrate two days long weddings 20 years ago, now very few people are still doing it that way, but the majority celebrate the wedding for one whole night. Dinners until the midnight are getting more popular too, so it seems year after year the party is getting shorter ;)
In Russia we still have this tradition of celebrating weddings for two days. The second day is usually a picnic somewhere in the forest. But the guests are all.. ehhh..drunk drunk drunk)))
picnic in the forest is lovely. I mean, with the hangover maybe not so lovely :D It's cool and very intimate not only to get drunk with friends but also to recover the next day together :)
Oh, not so quickly))) nobody recovers so very quickly in Russia)))))
Excelente post, muy bonita la cultura de Camboya, aunque aquí en Venezuela las bodas son de un solo día, siempre empiezan en la noche y terminan en la madrugada, claro si la familia es adinerada puede ser que continúe al día siguiente con la celebración.
Éxito y bendiciones.
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It is interesting that traditions are so very different everywhere)
This is such a historical and beautiful place. 2nd photo in your post is really awesome. I hope your trip was great. Thanks for sharing.
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The photos can't reflect the beauty, unfortunately.
What a tradition! I love the outfit and thank you for sharing your quality content with us. #travelers-say
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