PREPARED BY:SHAKHZODA KHAMIDOVA

LIMHAY CHHUM

CAMBODIA AND TAJIKISTAN

Wedding Ceremony

o IS MARRIED IS IMPORTANT?

o HISTORY OF KHMER WEDDING

o BEFORE WEDDING

o WEDDING CEREMONY

1ST DAY OF WEDDING

2ND DAY OF WEDDING

3RD DAY OF WEDDING

o WEDDING LAW IN CAMBODIA

o SOCIAL ISSUE

o TAJIK TRADITIONAL WEDDING

COURTSHIP

ENGAGEMENT ( FOTIKHA)

OSHI NAHOR

CHOY GASHTAK

NIKAH

o WEDDING CEREMONY

POST-WEDDING RITUAL

o WEDDING LAW IN TAJIKISTAN

o SOCIAL ISSUE

CONTENT:

IS IT MARRIED IMPORTANT?

.Let’s everyone knows we have a family now

.To be legal in the social

.It is the culture that we have to follow

BRIEFLY ON KHMER WEDDING HISTORY

. Since the 1st century when Indian king came to married with Khmer king

. Preah Thoang Toang Sbai Neang Neak

Before WeddingChe Chov’s Ceremony: (ពិ� ធី� ចែ��� វ )

. To ask permission from Girl ’s family. 3 t imes to ask permission. In the last round, gir l decide to be OK Or បើ�� កជបើ��� រ បើ�ងផ្ទះ� and we cal led “Sy Sla Dork”ស៊ី��ស្លា� ដក�

Areca is very important in each Che Chov

Engagement Ceremony1st Round: 3 women from boy’s side go to girl’s house2nd Round: those 3 women still go and girl’s side

still ignore ( ស៊ី��ស្លា� កន្�ង)3rd Round: girl decide to be OK and both family want them to meet face to face ( ស៊ី��ស្លា� ភ្ជា� ��ពាក�)Neak Plov Chao Maha ( For boy’s side )(អ្ន�កផ្ទះ��វបើ�មហា)Me’Ba ( For girl’s side ) បើមបា

Choun Kam’Not Ceremonyពិ#ធី�ជ�ន្ក%�ត់�

Boy’s side have to choose the date of the wedding

They believe that choosing the right date will let the new couple lucky

On wedding ceremony day1st Day : Wedding Hall CeremonyGroom has to build the hall in front of Bride’s houseThere are 3 different Halls: Chef Hall Eating Hall Areca Hall

2nd Day: Th’ngay Sy Kam’Not ថ្�ស៊ី��ក%�ត់�

The groom’s processional ceremony: Groom and guest

have to walk on the road in order to get inside the Areca Hall

Hair cutting/Cleansing Ceremonyពិ�ធី�កាត់�សក់�Keep the hair in banana leaf and

throw it away because they think all badness will go with it

Saen Krong Pea Leaពិ#ធី�សែស៊ីន្ក�ងពាលី�

To let the god knows that, There is a new couple so God will praised and acceptThere are also have Sot Mun ceremony which provide the Couple good luck and prosperous by Magic Water

Wedding PARTY

Article 5: men have to be 20 and women have to be 18. Article 16: no discrimination on religion, Nationality, and Skin.

Article 23: Parents cannot force their children to accept a marriage without his/her decision.

Wedding LAW in Cambodia

TOO late to read

SOCIAL ISSUE: Rural Area:

Girl: 18-22 lack of knowledge, they think wedding at young is good especially they can have many children to do their job

Urban City:Boy: 24-27 think a lot about financial and they think at the old age both of them have enough ability to run a family

Everybody wants to be like this

•TAJIK WEDDING - A WHOLE RANGE OF

CUSTOMS, RITUALS AND CEREMONIES, THE GENESIS OF WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS HISTORICAL

EPOCHS. WEDDING INCLUDES ALL THE ORIGINALITY OF RITUAL SYMBOLISM.

WHY DO PEOPLE MARRY?

BUILD A FAMILY THAT RECOGNIZE BY LAW, CUSTOM, AND SOCIETY

• BECOME INDEPENDENT

• CONTINUE NEXT GENERATIONS

• HAVE PARTNER

• OFFER LOVE, HAPPINESS, AND SAFETY TO SPOUSE

AGE

•MALE – 22 – 28

• FEMALE – 18 – 23

THE YOUNGER GIRL, THE MARRIAGE WILL BE MORE SUCCESSFUL.

POORNESS

LOVE

FEAR OF BEING ALONE

Why do people marry early?

• NUMBER OF GUESTS MUST NOT EXCEED 200 PEOPLE, AND THE COST OF THE EVENT SHOULD BE IN THE

RANGE OF 2-3 THOUSAND SOMONI (TAJIK CURRENCY). WEDDINGS MUST NOW BE CARRIED OUT ONLY ON

WEEKENDS.

• IN RURAL AREA: MOST OF THE GIRLS GET MARRY AT VERY YOUNG AGE ABOUT 15 – 17

• IN URBAN AREA: BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, THEY PRETEND TO HAVE HIGHER EDUCATION

COURTSHIP

•FORMAL MEETING OF YOUNG OCCURS,

THEIR FAMILIES ASSIGNED ENGAGEMENT

DAY AND NEGOTIATED RESOLUTION DOWRY.

•THE FIRST TAJIKS CEREMONY ASSOCIATED

WITH MARRIAGE.

ENGAGEMENT

• IN 10 DAYS OR A MONTH AFTER THE

COURTSHIP.

•ALL THE GUESTS WERE TOLD THAT THE GIRL

HAD BEEN MARRIED OFF.

•RESPECTED PERSON PRAYED FOR THE

HAPPINESS OF THE GROOM AND THE BRIDE.

•FOTIKHA ("OPENING", "BEGINNING")

OSHI NAHOR

•COOKING TRADITIONAL MEAL - OSH.

•MEN CAN COME TO THIS RITUAL AND EARLY IN THE MORNING.

•MULLO, HAS TO PRAY FOR THE HAPPINESS OF THE GROOM AND THE BRIDE.

CHOY GASHTAK

•AT THIS PARTY THE BRIDE HAS TO SHOW HER TRADITIONAL DRESSES.

•SHE HAS TO CHANGE THEM EVERY TIME AND COME TO THE GUESTS GREETING AND BOWING TO THEM.

•IT IS LIKE HEN-PARTY.

NIKAH• ACCORDING TO MUSLIM LAW MARRIAGE IN

ACCORDANCE WITH SHARIA, CALLED "NIKAH".

• MARRIAGE - THE CUSTOM OF THE PROPHETS AND

MESSENGERS.

• THE WEDDING CEREMONY BEGINS WHEN SERMON IMAM READS DURING WHICH TELLS THE YOUNG ABOUT THEIR FUTURE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.

• NIKAH CAN BE COMMITTED BOTH IN THE MOSQUE AND AT HOME.

• CLOTHES SHOULD NOT BE TIGHT AND CAN BE LEFT OPEN ONLY THE FACE AND HANDS.

• ON THE HEAD-SCARF TO BE HIJAB, CAREFULLY AND BEAUTIFULLY TIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SHARIA, SO AS TO COVER THE EARS, NECK AND HAIR.

• THE GROOM IN TURN PUTS ON HIS HEAD A SKULLCAP.

WEDDING CEREMONY

• " CHIMILIK " (THICK CURTAIN IN THE CORNER OF THE ROOM , DESIGNED TO CONCEAL THE YOUNG DURING WORSHIP AND THE SACRAMENTS )

• BESIDE HIM HANGING KNIFE, WOODEN SPOON , AND A POD OF RED PEPPER . KNIFE SYMBOLIZES THE STRONG AND BRAVE SON, SPOON SHOULD "HELP" GIVE BIRTH THE DAUGHTER - MISTRESS , AND PEPPER, BELIEF TO PROTECT YOUNG FAMILY FROM THE EVIL EYE .

• Observing the ritual, the groom himself first try honey, and then brings his bride to their further life was sweet and serene.

• Before entering to the house, the groom has to raise his wife and go around the bonfire seven times, after he takes the bride to his house.

POST-WEDDING RITUALS

• “DOMOD TALBON"- "SON-INLAW'S BOW“

• RUBINON - OF "LOOKING AT THE BRIFE'S FACE" BY HER FAMILY.