Posts Tagged ‘wedding’

Pesta Pernikahan

Friday, August 21st, 2009
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Happy Newly Weds and neighbor kids who love pictures

Weddings in Indonesia are community events. All the neighbors pitch in and for a non-Christian wedding, the ceremony and reception are held in the person’s home or a large tent set up in the street in front of the home.

 

The morning of the wedding, most all the ladies in the neighborhood got together to cook – butchering, seasoning, chopping and socializing. Another committee started the day before decorating the home with colorful sheets.

 

This particular wedding did not start till 8pm, but I got to take a “sneak peek” beforehand around 4… (more…)