Karibu PROSPER !: Wedding ceremony of Myanmar

January 12, 2012

Wedding ceremony of Myanmar

A marriage ceremony is called MINGARA ZAUN or RETAPOE in Myanmar. Here, We introduce about the marriage ceremony of Myanmar.
	They are a groom and a bride. The engagement ceremony is done to the wedding during half a year in Myanmar. It is extremely severe with the man and woman relation and is necessary to admit associating by doing the engagement ceremony on the assumption of the marriage in Myanmar. Afterwards, it comes to be able to act in triumph by two people. This bridegroom and bride's clothes are the wedding clothes of traditional Myanmar. Clothes decide the color with the best fortune after bridegroom and bride's lucky colors are foretold, and do custom-made.
	A marriage ceremony is called "MINGARAZAUN" or "RETAPOE" in Myanmar. In particular, "RETAPOE", it means "Piling up a hand". Two persons' hand is piled up by the go-between, as a result marriage is approved by this oath. The ceremony is held by the chairperson post "MINGARASEYA" well versed in the wedding.
	The exchange of the wedding rings was Christian's custom in Myanmar. However, it came to be often exchanged especially regardless of the religion.
	The bridegroom and the bride at the center are placed, and two single men on the left side and two single women on the right side are attendant of the wedding ceremony. There are flower boys and flower girls in front of bride and bridegroom.Clothes that the men, the women and children wear are specially tailored for this wedding.
	A flower boy and a girl also becomes a pair with man and woman. Although these children are 6 to 7 years old, the couple of the future may be born from here! Boys are twins who are cousin's children. The one girl are the daughter of the best friend and the other girl is daughter of an acquaintance.
	They are two persons who helped the marriage ceremony.
	After a marriage ceremony, the snapshot at the new house where bridegroom and the bride live is taken, and the marriage ceremony is completed.
	At the wedding ceremony in Myanmar, an easy snack and tea are supplied.　It invites it from 600 people to about 1500 guests to the wedding. An especially intimate person is invited from 100 to about 200 people as the wedding dinner, and the dinner of a full course of the wedding is done.The wedding ceremony is held with traditional clothes in recent Myanmar, and Western clothes such as wedding dress and tuxedo have come to be often shown in wedding dinner.