page_title: Traditional Vietnamese wedding
section_title: Bringing the Bride to the Groom's House
hierarchical_section_title: Traditional Vietnamese wedding / The Wedding Ceremony / Bringing the Bride to the Groom's House
caption_attribution_description: Tiếng Việt: Đám cưới trên đường quê Licensing Thể loại: Lễ cưới
context_page_description: The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important ceremonies in Vietnamese culture, which is influenced by Confucian and Buddhist ideologies.
context_section_description: The groom will now bring the bride back to his home. Traditionally, the groom will now lead the procession on a horse, and a litter that contains the bride will follow him. The bride's belongings and the rest of the entourage will follow behind. 
  As the procession arrives back at the groom's house, the groom's family members that did not take part in the procession but remained at home will light firecrackers in celebration. The newlyweds will be brought to the groom's ancestral altar, where a similar ceremony takes place and the bride is introduced to the groom's relatives. Finally, the bride is brought to the couple's room and shown their marriage bed.
  In more modern times, especially if the groom is not Vietnamese, this part of the ceremony is omitted and replaced with a Western ceremony or straight to the reception instead.
caption: Wedding procession on the countryside
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