kun and Phoung Wedding (Hair Cutting Ceremony) Part 11

the parents and the respected guests perform Pithi Kat Sok(haircutting). The Bride and Groom sit next to each other while the bridesmaids and the best men sit beside them. On the table are the wedding gifts that the groom brought for the brides parents. Two singers dance around the bride and the groom and pretend to cut hair from them. The cut hair is placed into the Khang Thong (the golden bowl). Later this cut hair is discarded as this is believed to get rid of the unhapiness from their lives.
To prepare the bride and groom for their life as a married couple, their hair is symbolically cut, representing a fresh start to their new relationship together as husband and wife. The master of ceremony performs the first symbolic hair cut and wishes the couple happiness, prosperity, and longevity. The bride and groom's parents, relatives, and friends then take turn to symbolically cut the bride and groom's hair and give them blessings and well-wishes. (In the old days, the bride and groom's hair were really cut during this ceremony, but in modern times it is only done symbolically.) Two songs accompany this ceremony:

Sarika Keiv Vong (The Beautiful Cardinal Bird): The bride's beauty is extolled and compared to that of the beautiful cardinal bird.

Trapeang Peiy (The Village Pond): This song describes a pond with clear water where the bride was brought to take her bath. It also symbolizes the bride and groom working together in beginning their new life as wife and husband.

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[Snaehbongmouy]

i never see dancers at a wedding before this is very unique wishing you guy world of happiness and many more to come. how much did all of this cost? and is this in cambodia?

[kunandphoung]

@Snaehbongmouy : before it might be less people invite dancer come to their wedding. however, right now it so popular. it believe most of wedding nowadays have the traditional dance, and have many ceremonies more than me. anyways, the dancers don't cost much. only 10 dollars for each person. yeah... this wedding took place in Cambodia. thank you for your comment and compliment :D

[Snaehbongmouy]

@kunandphoung it's beautiful....

[kunandphoung]

@Snaehbongmouy : Thank you :D

[KHMER13BOY]

super joli tradition khmer !!!

[kunandphoung]

@KHMER13BOY : Merci beaucoup :D

[kunandphoung]

it costs around 35,000$, but it is not include the wedding rings. hurry marry is better, cause everything in cambodia is quiet expensive now. I wish your sister has a happiness ever :D

[phana2009]

oun mean how much? becuz my sis plan to marry next year and oun really want her wedding to be like ur wedding.

[kunandphoung]

do you mean how much i spend on my wedding? or how i organize it?