BY FITRI JAMARI
Marriage is indeed a sacred thing. And in every country they have their own traditions when carrying out wedding ceremonies. Not only in Malaysia alone, South Korea apparently also has a wedding procession quite long and complicated, but still has a deep meaning in each process.
Although there were many who thought that marriage using traditional customs sounded humble. But nowadays Koreans consider marriage using the traditions of their ancestors as their own pride.
1. There is a dance performance before marriage.
Before the wedding, there is a pre-wedding performance or appearance before the wedding ceremony. This appearance consists of Samulnori or traditional quartet dance and plays with four objects similar to drums. Besides that, there is a Buchaechum dance, which is a fan dance from a very beautiful group of women.
2. Ceremony of Chin-young-rye.
Chin-young-rye's ceremony is a procession for the bride's family to revoke the arrival of the groom's family. The procession sequence is usually the groom entering the bride's yard (a wedding is usually held at the bride's house) by following girukabi or the person carrying the wedding duck. This wedding bird is in the form of a duck whose body is wrapped in colorful cloth. After entering the yard, Girukabi gives the bird to the bride.
3. Continued with Jeon-an-rye.
Jeon-an-rye itself is a procession where the groom puts a duck on a table, then prostrate to mother-in-law twice. Mother-in-law will insert the bird into the house. For info, nowadays brides are more often using wood-fed birds, as it is more practical.
4. Gyo bae-rye.
Then proceed with the Gyo-bae-rye procession or ritual facing each other, and bowing to each other. The gesture is that the groom stands in the east and will be met by the bride who runs from the west.
Two people who each accompany the bridal couple then wash the two hands of the bride, and put a mat in the yard. After that the male groom bends in front of the bride who covers her face with both hands. Then they will bow to each other twice as much. This prostration means a promise and commitment to each other.
5. Hap-geun-rye procession.
In the Hapgeullye procession, the wine will be served in a pumpkin sauce. It became a symbol that the couple used to be together but was separated, then reunited with a marriage.
6. Seong-hon-rye.
After they are legally declared to be husband and wife, with all of the above promises, the two spouses do Seong-hon-rye or salute both family and invited guests. This greeting is bent over 900 in front of guests.
7. Pyebaek Ceremony.
Once everything is over, the two brides will sit together and do Pybekek, which is a tribute to the groom's parents. The mother-in-law then will throw jujube fruit to the bride as a symbol so they will eventually get many offspring. Usually, only the nearest family can attend this procession.
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