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In the morning of the wedding. The groom’s entourage will bring the Khan Makk to the bride’s family.The proceedings begin with the arrival of the groom and his entourage at the bride’s home. The group accompanying the groom consists of family and friends, but leading the procession will be drummers and traditional folk cancers, whose lively celebrations announce their arrival to all around. The entourage or parade consists of :• A drum band• The father of the groom• The groom and Mother of the groom• A little girl holding the Khan Makk bowl• A boy or brother of the groom holding a tray of gifts for the bride. (In the tray there will be money and gold jewellery to ensure that the new family will befinancially secured)• Friends and relatives of the groom holding trays of sweets and fruits. (The sweets using in the ceremony all have names meaning gold, sweetness and good fortune)• Male friends of the groom holding sugar cane plants and banana trees. These are to be planted later in the new home. To provide food for babies to come. Banana leaves and sugar cane are paraded like banners by some of the attendants, while others bear the traditional gifts of the Khan Makk, which includes rice, sesame seeds, Thai food for the feast and many Thai desserts, as well as monetary gifts and other precious items, such as gold and jewellery, which will make up the dowry to the Brides Parents later on in the ceremony. Many of these gifts represent important aspects of the marriage, such as health, prosperity, fertillity, and longevity. The Thai desserts to be eaten as part of the feast consists of 9 different items. The number 9 is important in Thai society and it is used on occasions such as this to bring good luck. The timing of the procession is also important, as it will have been calculated to occur at the most auspicious moment for the couple. It is also common for the lucky number 9 to figure in these calculations as well. When the procession finally arrives at the bride’s home they will be met by the bride’s family, who will invite the groom into the home to conduct the next part of the ceremony.
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