Unity Through Ceremonial Attire

The men wears a Lymphong teaming it up with a sarong. The couple preserve these ceremonial garments long into their marriage as a symbol and reminder of their new life together. The importance of these dances and rituals such as The Nongkrem festival where the men shelters the women protectively performatively mark through ritual their unity and commitment to each other. Adorning each other's gifts of jewelry and customary attire, connects them symbolically for a lifetime of abundance, vitality as shown through the vibrant colours such as orange and red that can be enjoyed with their friends, family and relatives on their special day and the annual festival.