Centuries-old customs and traditions are being showcased in Brunei as the tiny nation state celebrates the wedding of Prince Abdul Mateen and Anisha Rosnah.
Prince Mateen, 32, is the son of the Sultan of Brunei, while his longtime girlfriend Rosnah is the granddaughter of one of the sultan’s special advisers, Pehin Dato Isa.
On Wednesday, the fourth of the 10-day celebration, a powdering ceremony or Istiadat Differentak was held.
During the Malay and Bruneian ceremony, practiced now for hundreds of years, the groom and bride-to-be are blessed by their close family members who apply a powder paste to their hands.…
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