Re: hakka: Re: Hakka

["Dixie" <Dixie@singnet.com.sg>]

> One interesting peculiarity of the Hakka custom was the "little bride
marriage
> system". This might have been covered in some of the excellent Hakka
websites.
> In this custom, a young girl was brought into a family and brought up as
a
> "daughter" and then the marriage consummated without any ceremony when
the
> couple came of age. The bride would be thoroughly at home with the
in-laws.
> This is in contrast with the usual custom of bringing in an adult bride
as a
> stranger into the family.

This custom was shown on the "The Guest People" tv series from Singapore
too.

- Dixie