The night before the wedding we combed Leah's hair so that she would be ready for her hairdresser in the morning. Um. Not true. But that would be funny.
The hair combing ceremony is a Chinese custom that is still widely practiced. We do it just for fun and for my mom to express her well wishes for the bride. It's done by having a woman, in this case my mom, who has lived a blessed and happy life comb the bride's hair. The woman recites a standard "poem" while she brushes the bride's hair and the poem expresses all the wishes that she has for the bride and her marriage. In the olden days, and please don't quote me on this because I am certainly not a Chinese historian and don't pretend to be one either, unmarried Chinese girls wear their hair down while married women wear their hair up. This ceremony is when they get that one dramatic change in their hairstyle for the rest of their lives so I guess it's pretty significant :)
We ended the night with some sweet rice dumplings which is symbolic of a complete and happy family. And happy we were.
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My company has been tasked with developing multimedia content for the rejuvenation works at the Chinatown Heritage Centre (CHC). Just a bit more about this project, the Singapore Tourism Board's CHC on 46, 48 and 50 Pagoda Street is undertaking a revamp, with the addition of new galleries, artefact and stories.
One of the Galleries Roots & Early Life in Chinatown pays homage to a time of enormous social and economic change. There will be an interactive touch screen that invites visitors to learn more about the early days in Chinatown, focusing on the different ethnic groups and how they settle harmoniously.
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