PORA SWORD TRADITION

PONTIANAK, 21/3 - TRADITION PEDANG PORA. Sepasang of brides, Marine Lettu (KH) Santana Dipura (left) and Bripda Fri Anggreni (right), walks through the Pora sword gapura assembled by a number of Marine Army Pangkalan officers (Lanal) Pontianak, when the wedding reception at Grand Kartika Hotel, Pontianak, Kalbar, Sunday (20/3). The tradition of the pora sword which is a tribute ceremony for the TNI officer who ended his longevity, aimed at removing the bride entering the beginning of a new life as a husband. ANTARA/Jessica Wuysang/Koz/Spt/11.