
先日、知人に招かれタイの結婚式に出席した。新婦は日本の方だが、新婦の希望でタイスタイルで結婚式が行われた。
タイのラッキーナンバー9にちなみ、9時9分に象に乗った新郎が花嫁の待つ式場に登場。新郎は、いくつかの障害を乗り越え、花嫁ととともに両家の親族の前に膝まづくと、持参金を持って交渉の儀式が行われる。
交渉が成立し指輪の交換の後、9人の僧侶による読経と新郎新婦への祝福が行われ、その後、新郎新婦から感謝の意を込めて僧侶に食事が出される。僧侶が食事の間は、一般参列者はしばしの休憩、さすが僧侶を大事にするタイならではと感心。

Recently, I was invited a wedding ceremony in Thai style, although a bride is a Japanese lady. I heard she requested such Thai traditional style.
At 9 past 9 o’clock, 9 is lucky number in Thai, a groom ride on a elephant appeared in front of a ceremony house in where the bride was waiting for him. After he managed over some obstacles provided, the groom and bride kneed down in front of their parents and relatives for starting a dowry ceremony. After a successful negotiation with dowry, they changed their wedding rings in front of their relatives.
Then 9 monks chanted sutra and cerebrated a new couple with holy water. While the groom and bride served meals of monks for expressing thanks to their work, other attendance were waiting. As Thai people so religious to respect monk and I was impressed to see their natural behavior to the holy people.


このあと、参列者全員が順番に、新郎新婦の手に聖水を注ぎながら、お祝いの言葉をかけて約3時間で儀式は終了。出席前は3時間は長いかと思ったが、ドラマチックに儀式が進み、あっという間に3時間が過ぎた。
その後は参列者全員で庭でのブフェランチ。天気も良くて、楽しく美味しいタイ料理を満喫した。ランチの間は、西洋式にウェディングケーキの入刀と花嫁のブーケトスも行われ、午前中の厳粛な感じとはうってかわって華やかに、あっと言う間に楽しい時が過ぎていった。
素敵な結婚式にお招きいただいたご両家に感謝するとともに、お二人が末永くお幸せにすごされる事をお祈りします。


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Finally all attendance poured holy water to hands of new couple with words of congratulation one by one, then almost 3 hour ceremony had been finished. Honestly, I had been wondering 3 hour ceremony could be a little bit long before attending ceremony, but I really felt the ceremony was passed in short time since each rites had been operated very dramatically.
We enjoyed a buffet lunch on cozy lawn in front of the ceremony house. I really enjoyed delicious Thai cuisine under bright sunshine. During the lunch time, celebration in western style such as wedding-cake cutting and bouquet toss were played cheerfully in contrast to grave atmosphere in the morning.
I really appreciate for kind and gracious invitation from their family and wish their eternal happy life.

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