Close to the wedding date, the soon-to-be groom and bride go through the berbedak mandi. Here, they are given scrub down with traditional body scrub by their close family members, Itis both fun and jovial affair that lets everyone celebrate the impending union
The akad nikahis the ceremony that solemnises and is presided over by religious official, or the couple becomes lawfully wedded husband
their marriage to each other kadi It is during this time where and wife
During the Night of Powdering, or malam berbedak, family and friends are invited over to bless the bride and groom in their respective homes with coloured rice flour and scented oils The couple would be dressed in beautiful traditional attire for the ceremony, highlighting Brunei’s rich fabric heritage. Bunga rampai potpourri of finely shredded pandanus leaves mixed with flower petals and perfume) are also scattered over the couple’s hands to bless them An event attended by close family members, the malam berinai or berpacaris Close03 ceremony where the bride is dressed in an attite similartomalam berbedak, during mailsthe Bnberbedak
Source: MUHIBAH, the Royal Brunei Airlines in-flight magazine, 2014 Mar-Apr, pages 48-48. Text recovered from the scanned page by OCR and lightly corrected; spelling may differ from the printed edition.
