Procedures of Hair Dressing Ceremony
Posted on July 1st, 2009
Procedures of the hair dressing ceremony. A specific time will be determine earlier on the day before the big day, the “Wedding Day”. The groom will have to start this ceremony first. He will have to take a bath and clean himself up thoroughly or some will even use the pamelo leafs and put inside the water for bathing. Some also can use the flowers, usually carnations with at least 5 colours mixing together for bathing. It is believed that it will clean and remove all the evil spirit from the body. After bathing, the groom should change and wear a new set of pajamas. Next, he will have to pay respect to the ancestors by burning the “Dragon and Phoenix” candles and incense and telling them he is going do the hair dressing ceremony and by doing that he is going to be and adult and going to get married tomorrow morning. After this only the hair dressing ceremony can only begins. The groom will have to sit down and a Chaperon usually will do the rest. The first comb, will be combing until the end of the hair. The second comb will be combing for the groom’s hair until the hair turned gray or for longevity. The third come will be for the groom to have lots of children and grand children. The chaperon will speak as he or her when they are doing the combing. After finishing on the groom side, about half and hour later, the bride side will have to start doing the same thing again at her own home.
