Malay-Muslim Weddings: Keeping Up with the Times

摘要

The insistent rhythms of the handheld kompang drum heralding the groom's arrival, the resplendent bride glowing with happiness and the upbeat music ac- companying the feasting throngs: there is nothing quite like a traditional Malay wedding to inject colour and life into the humdrum rhythms of a public housing estate in Singapore. On their wedding day, the newlyweds are treated like royalty and accorded the term raja sehari("King and Queen for a day").