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.

Thank you @hive-111293 for this nice contest! The link to the contest is here

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