The distinctive marriage common of Kampuchea- Male - marry - to the woman the home, female

The girl must close in the room to hold before marriage of look for a partner in marriage " my day ceremony " , still must learn to smoke; The man when marrying wants " marry " to woman home... go the person that Kampuchea travels, normally can distinctive to this country marriage common is interested.

In be located in south the Kampuchea kingdom area of peninsula south kilometer of 180 thousand much square, population 1000 much, with Cambodia a group of things with common features is given priority to. Kampuchea is located in tropics, maturity of male and female is earlier, average woman 956 years old, the man is controlled 20 years old be about to marry, can despise for lay place otherwise.

Arrived to marry when the girl when the age, parents is about to close her in the room, do not let see sunshine, arrived to stipulate date just can go out, this paragraph of time is called " my date " . According to degree of the rich and the poor, "My date " can be 6 3 months, months or １ year. "My date " in the begining, the girl's parents should be asked abbe come Song classics is blessed. During this, any men cannot see her, even if father and full brother are not exceptional also. The girl has a meal, sleep, bathe to be in the room. Dish uses the make it such as earthnut, sesame paste, coco, dawdle, cannot eat fish, flesh to wait. "My date " after the end, parents just allows daughter look for a partner in marriage to marry.

If the parents of a male youth took a fancy to which girl, be about to try to understand birthday character 8 of the girl, ask fortune-telling gentleman to consider bilateral birthday character 8 whether appropriate. After the woman agrees, the man should send betrothal gift to the woman. Betrothal gift is accepted by the woman, both sides calculates ordered marriage.

Bridal all ceremony is held in woman home. According to traditional custom, the wedding of Kampuchea should hold 3 days continuously, the first day cries " the day that enter canopy " , it is the following day " day " , the 3rd day is " do obeisance to hall day " .

Kampuchea girl must learn to smoke. When the woman grows, parents is them ready pipe, begin to teach them smoking. Parents thinks smoking can make the child knows people the bitter hot acid is sweet flavor in daily production, life, especially spirited smoke can make a person life-giving, go in boundless and indistinct forest no matter the road is much further won't get lost. When arriving 956 years old, if the girl won't smoke, can be thought pie-eyed, it is corrupt public morals. Accordingly, no matter how afflictive, girls also want the be at one below the horizontal stroke, learn to smoke hard.