WEDDING ... berbadak ... DEWI..

 SATURDAY...NIGHT...      29 JANUARY 2011

"MAJLIS BERBADAK & BERINAI"

To Night Invitation Starting 7.45pm ....
             for ....HAJAH KARTINI DEWI

 

Pengiran Haji Ismail 's late father was my late father's cousin.. so...

ME ...second cousin....

My name .. nn   spouse...is included as Wakil yang Berharap ....... meaning .. named as people.. Hopeful's representatives of families....  Sometimes people being invited...but NOT recognize ...d' bride..bridegroom..

... May be..  people names in d' card will help to identify.... whose son...daughter...relatives...so   ...so.  ????

Bride's Parents.. observing...    specially related guests in turned forward to bless to 'tepong tawar'... berbedak ...session...

Seating ... BRIDE with traditional old COSTUME... mixed modernization influx cloth...

Head with beautiful... golden...crown...flowers..beads.. mixed unknown along time ago....

Both hands.. rested on soft specially sewed .. cusion ..

Both arms wrists... full with Brunei's tradition... PURE gold bengle  as called GELANG KERONCONG..

So another VIEW.. waiting...  behind "PENGANGUN"... usually elder lady knows many things..  used to be teaching or protecting bride for goods or from any bad things.. or .. long time ago against 'black magic' ...

Stood beside... gave directions.. or instructions.. what to do...??? often helped to to swipe away watery sweat respiration...

SEVEN    main colours....  made of white powder... custom practices... still be carried....   Hinduism influences.....    but nOt against Islamic...

Males... began firstly...d' father.. followed  related elders...like uncles...  came forward to spray..   touch watery coloured powders ....

... NOT shown here..  few snapped shots.... as...examples...

While..Ladies...specially invited... group.... were reading verses..of..arabic... Zikir...

Males group... kept on each of them turned to come forward...

Once completed.. job's done.. each presented take away..gift... from d' bride's family...

Waiting people ... stood patiently.. for their turned....

Two ladies... both ONCE ... same ministry... d' other one...ONCE working d' same district....
Ladies.... waiting... their turned.... only in special occasion .. once in blue moon.. 

Unlikely....     ladies came last....   lol..
BUT... a special chance to POSE ...as well...     cousin...lol..

Soon... elders nn  blood related females were welcomed to perform.. in turned.. forward to give a spray... nn lick after soft touching of wet coloured powder into d' opened palms ....  as men did before hand.......

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Keep ON... allowing all selected....  elders females...  came forward...

Soon.. completed...  to bless d' day ... pray  with.. DOA....

Then... all guests.... invited to serve... night's food...    NOT too...heavy...

next......   wedding day