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14. Side by side

Only after the marriage contract is completed, the two brides will be juxtaposed on the aisle
by sitting cross-legged. To accompany the bride and groom, the beat of the Kompang music group
is sounded. The event then continued with congratulation and prayers of blessing to the two happy
brides. So that they can live their married life in harmony and happiness forever.

15. Take bribes

After the bride and groom sit side by side, it comes to the "bribery ceremony". This event
is where the two brides feed alternately / before the ceremony is carried out. The betel flies that
the groom holds are taken. After that mak Andam took the yellow pulut and clenched it into a
round shape. There are two in total. This food along with complementary ingredients to eat it,
namely eggs. This food is served by Mak Andam to the groom to be fed to the bride, and vice
versa.

16. Eat Face to face

Usually the implementation of eating bribes is carried out with eating face to face. This
means that after the bride and groom eat a bite, then they eat face to face. When the bride and
groom eat face to face, the invitees are treated to eating and drinking. For the invitees, women
usually eat inside while the men outside the house or in the yard, namely in the wards that have
been provided.

17. Worship

This ceremony takes place before the bride and groom are brought into the room by Mak
Andam or before sunset or usually done before the Isha prayer. After the afternoon event, the bride
and groom had dinner with the bride's family. Then the bride and groom are juxtaposed and then
worship towards the bride's parents including her relatives.

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