Saturday, January 2, 2016

A corner of the Khmer traditions: the washing of the feet at the wedding



To expand the study of knowledge and clear questions, but not to laugh at the society. Thlok mainland police standards leadership Khmer women at a wedding celebration Khmer men washed your feet the woman in this picture is from the era before King Jayavarman lonely rem accidentally (or candles) coming from India married her and locks (moon or her daughter Liu Yi).

After being influenced by India, which imports Khmer Hindu doctrine social Khmer Khmer regime captured and management has begun to change this tradition by women to wash the feet of men. In the original version several feet in the rural countryside groom have to walk barefoot through the village fields from distant regions she came to the house, she also shows good manners pass water to wash your feet clean Before going on the House not to stain the house.

In comparison means they make qualifying wash the man's past is not good (if there is frowardness before) today washed clean fresh doubts expressed for the pure innocence with couple Reserve married to live together for life. The event is also held by Sammy boy washed your feet bride to clear doubts. It was in the days I was a kid my village resident married to a groom and groom washing each other to clear the old demons and fortune to the couple.

In fact, this is a sublime celebration ceremony to show the bond between the couple is loyal sentiments imprint Love even walk on the ground, they love to that level. That's the show that fun in life, however difficult, so couples can not always get discrimination is reasonable tolerance and provide for each other, is representing the husband who can serve women with young children have received accident without his class male softened its doing so.

The water washed your feet, otherwise held by coconut water to wash his feet, substituting pure clean water (Heart) Heavenly or water Amret sathoukear blessing for washing skeptical of the men and women who have had the best of the past to clean since the new ordinances on, no doubt continue to go after married. In the days after the 1991 UNTAC wash the feet of women, men return in Khmer society through Christian-style wedding with her husband wash wife other. In early 2012, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has announced the closing ceremony of washing the feet in marriage by relying on support gender and human rights, and the Ministry will fine the law if he did not comply with the new law.

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