The Costume of Aceh's Bride and Groom

in #destasteem6 years ago

The pict is a bride and a groom from Aceh, Indonesia. The costume looks so luxurious. Actually, the custome type is not originally from Aceh costume. It's as the improvement of the custome. The original costume more like traditional look. Dominated with red, green and black colour. The costume is adopted by the costume of two Acehnese heroes, those are Teuku Umar and Cut Nyak Dhien. The costume places the bride and groom as a king and a queen. In addition, the costume represents the powerful value in it.

For the information, the costume is not only wore in marriage but also in more other events, such as "Khitanan" (an islamic ritual which indicated a man who has gotten adult) or "Syukuran" (an islamic ritual for blessing someone)

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