Chiou-Thau is a traditional Chinese traditional custom wedding ceremony that already exists since hundreds of years. It is literally, chiou-thau means "singandani hair", a respiratory ritual that must be carried out as purification and initiation entering adulthood.
As Christiana Eka Chandra is done when it was injected Lim Han Tiong (30 th), they had to pass the ritual as a traditional Chinese descent community in Tangerang, which was more omitted by the Chinese name of the Fort.
The chio-thou wedding event is very sacred and can only be done once a lifetime of marriage. A duda or widow who married again was not allowed to do this ritual for both times.
A series of custom events with special clothing, with special calculations and features a special dish, a ‘chi-thou’ ceremony is closed with the Tea Pai event. After that proceed with a meal event along with the special dishes of Tangerang namely Bakso Lohwa, also capcay, sambal godok, fried chicken of yellow seasonings, pare fills, rujak harvesters.
The ancestor tradition is still living primarily in Chinese bags of Fort in the interior of Banten such as Panongan, Curug, Kelapadua, Tigaraksa, and Legok.
Text&photo : Nosia May
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