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The "encounter" ritual at a wedding of the Ma people in Lam Dong - a passionate love song in the middle of the world

Amidst the vastness of the mountains, where the mountain peaks and the wind whispers through the forests, the lives of ancient ethnic minorities in Lam Dong province always contain extremely magical cultural features. In that colorful cultural flow, a wedding is not only a happy day for a couple, but also a big festival for the entire village, where ancient customs are most fully awakened. The wedding ceremony here has an original, rustic beauty but is extremely sacred. It is a story written from the brilliant colors of hand-woven brocade, from the passionate scent of doe wine can and especially from the ironclad vows under the witness of the gods and the majestic mountains and forests of the Central Highlands. All of those beautiful spiritual values ​​are gathered and clearly expressed through a unique and one-of-a-kind ritual at the wedding of the Ma people in Lam Dong: the encounter ceremony under the veil.