The Thai Wedding
take 7 women, banana leaves, flowers and lots of needles. put everything in one location and give them 5 hours and ready are the 2 flower pots!
a lot of work!
the actual ritual is kind of nice. the bridegroom starts from his house and goes to the house of his bride. in front of the whole procession there go the 2 flower pots.
now the entrance is blocked - he has to buy his way in - he has to give money to the children and old people of her family to get to his bride.
than it goes to the last part where the little flower pot comes into play. the wedding couple sits down next to each other and than they get a band around there wrist. the little cotton strings are part of the flower in the pot. than every guest takes a band from the pot and ties there arms together - kind of a symbol that they now gelong together.
this can take quite a long time but after that - food and beer!
and a fire show - why not? - this one is Mike
than Vicky joined him
Misako made it up to pai - drove all the way from chiang mai with her little honda
the red monk again - did never speak nor smile - staring at the flames for hours and hours until he disappears into the night
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