Monday, November 12, 2012

A Review of Pedang Pora Ceremony, Cindo's Wedding


Eh? Seriously? I haven’t even post a single post this month? Ah.. I see.. Not because I haven’t write actually, but I wrote in my different blogs and other writing media. So.. Should I gather my mind strength for this one post, or should I just copy paste what I’ve wrote before? Nah.. I think that’s cheating. But I reaaaaly don’t have anything to write ‘cept rambling, so.. are you sure you gonna read it? Oh, well.. After all, this blog was actually my self-reflect one, so, why some opinion from you matter, eh? Umm.. so what should I write then.. I got no idea at all..  AhA! Eurekkaaa!!

A friend from my primary school got married just last week, with an unusual ceremony for us to see which is named: Upacara Pedang Pora (A Wedding ceremony using swords) Yes. Unique, isn’t it? It looks as if it was a military-slash-royalty wedding type. Well… the royal wedding type wouldn’t give you a glimpse of what you call a … trophy for marriage, would they? And yes, this ceremony got a ‘wedding trophy’ program. LoL. Weird enough? I find it funny but cute and unusual though. But it is a custom wedding ceremony held by a certain governmental institution in Indonesia. I’m actually curious as per whether the other institution will have such things or not.

Well.. The first was the entrance. I might not have a good documentation of it, but all in my memory, it is started with the troops coming in and forming a line. . The picture are just below.



 Then the bride and groom coming, through a gate made of swords while the groom is saluting
















I actually forgot how the ceremony goes, with all the reporting to the commander and all… and suddenly the earlier troops forming a circle with the couple as its center.




Then another blank on my mind… (me got too excited with men in suits and uniform it seems) and they making a V-formation and proceed with the wedding trophy handing over by someone (I dunno what that person’s role actually :p)





As the party goes, the bride and groom are karaoke-ing! LoL. This is one wedding that I might never forget, just because.