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Korean traditional wedding ceremony is disappearing in the face of westernization.

The groom wears tuxedo.

The bride wears a white wedding dress.

But, PYE-BAEK is ritually observed in this modern wedding ceremony.

The new couple changes their costume traditionally.

Parents toss jujubes to wish for the couple’s happiness.

And toss chestnuts to wish for bearing many children.

Even a small part of the ceremony,

It is a fragment of the past and memory.

We can preserve the precious integrity of custom.

When we think about the meaning behind traditional wedding.

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Korean traditional wedding ceremony reminds the true meaning of the marriage.

It begins with a wooden goose.

Giving a wooden goose means to follow the pattern of a goose’s life.

As a symbol of marital fidelity, the geese have only one spouse through their life.

As a symbol of respect and decency, the geese fly in good order and help each other.

As a symbol of meaningful life, the geese always leave their traces when they stay and leave.

A couple of wooden geese makes new couple can lead a happy married life like a goose’s life.

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It is a collection of folk beliefs and superstition.

Everything has special meanings in the traditional wedding ritual.

Food symbolizes longevity and abundant progeny.

Attire symbolizes harmony of yin and yang or male and female.

The numbers symbolize good luck.

People traditionally predict a new couple’s fate through SA-JU.

The SA-JU means the hour, day, month and year of one’s birth.

If the couple’s SA-JU are not matched well,

The engagement can be broken off.

People believed their given fortune and fate.

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It is more than a family affair.

It is one of the greatest local festival and their delights.

It unites new couple and their new neighbors.

When the moon rise, a HAM-MAN and groom’s friends carry a HAM-BOX on his back.

Wearing a squid mask.

The HAM-MAN pester bride’s family for food, drinks and funny things.

The bride and her family wait eagerly for them to bring the important gift box.

The neighbours watch what they are doing and laugh together.

After this hilarious night show, finally the groom enters the bride’s house with the box.