The Red Dao sew wedding gowns
Wedding day is the big day for Red Dao girls. They often sew their own traditional wedding outfits with the help of their cousins. Red Dao girl's wedding dress is very sophisticated, hand-sewn, so it takes a lot of money and time.When the wedding date is set, the bride and the sisters will make wedding dresses together, because it takes time to complete the traditional wedding dress for the bride, if ordering will cost money, possibly up to a dozen. million dong. The girls often sit under the trees in the village, each one of them to perfect the bride's wedding dress in the shortest time.
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| Help the bride sew the wedding dress |
Red Dao girl's wedding attire consisted of an ao dai which was sewn chest-cut, without buttons and buttons, the hem of the shirt was sewn at the knee, and the sleeves were wide. The shirt is often worn with a bright colored bib, the body is decorated with many colorful patterns.
Comes with this dress is a scarf that 8 feet long, wrapped in a hat on the head. The side of the person covers a strip of fabric embroidered with red thread. An elaborate embroidered belt with elaborate patterns is wrapped around the waist, hanging down across the lapel. Wide leg pants decorated with colorful squares. Behind the back is a square cloth.
The traditional wedding attire of Red Dao women shows a deep sense of protection and attachment to nature. The decorative patterns on the costumes are mainly images of nature such as pine trees, rice, bean flowers ... There are also human-shaped motifs that show the sense of solidarity, care, and peaceful coexistence. or perhaps re-enact some scenes of daily activities such as harvesting rice, pounding rice ... to remind everyone to love labor, consider labor as joy and pride in everyday life.
Red Dao weddings take place mainly at the groom's side, while the girl's family only organizes a simple meal to take the girl to her husband's house. In the past, the Red Dao often held a wedding from 2 to 3 days. Today, due to the propaganda and advocacy of civilizing in the wedding, the time to eat and drink at the wedding has been reduced from 1 to 2 days, but the necessary procedures are still carried out in sequence. .
Before going back to her husband's house, the physician will hold a ritual ceremony to report to the ancestors at the bride's house. The offerings include pig heads, boiled chicken, red sticky rice, wine and lights. After completing the ancestral press ceremony, the sister-in-law helps the bride with makeup and new clothes and beautiful jewelry to take to her husband's house.
