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Peranakan on Wikipedia
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Festivals
The most important event in the Straits Chinese community is their wedding ceremony. The wedding ceremony of the Peranakan is largely based on Chinese tradition, and is one of the most colorful and fascinating wedding ceremonies in Malaysia and Singapore.

Before
Before the wedding, Proposals of marriage were made by a gift of a "pinangan", a 2-tiered lacquered basket to the intended bride's parents brought by a go-between person who will speak on behalf of the suitor.

A traditional Peranakan wedding is an elaborate 12-day affair filled with rituals and ceremonies until the bride left her parents' house and moved in with her in-laws.

3 or 4 days before the wedding, a young child, preferably a boy, would roll three times across the wedding bed. The boy would come from a family who has many sons, to get his male energy.a picture of their wedding bed

During
Their wedding ceremony is similar to the Chinese. It is a fact that Traditional Straits Chinese brides have to walk sideways.
Above: A bride walking sideways
Below: These are the Straits Chinese's traditional wedding costume


Preserve Strait Chinese Culture!!