Today and tomorrow I will be posting photos of a wedding being conducted at Connor's House. Today everyone is busy making preparations. First the multi-purpose room where all our classes, seminars and public meetings are conducted is being dressed up to look more like a place for a Batak traditional marriage ceremony. The bride is one of my English language students whom Daniel has been working with in my absence and Daniel will officiate at the wedding. The marriage is a kind of arranged marriage. When both Ria and her intended were still children the parents of both families had agreed that the two would be married someday. The years passed and the arrangement was neglected or forgotten. Only recently the two met and made their own decision to make a lifetime commitment to each other. The bottom photo here shows the women preparing the food that will be served. More photos tomorrow. Oh, most of the natives of the province of North Sumatra, Sumatra are members of the Batak tribe of Indonesians. The Bataks are divided into several different sub-tribes one of which is the Karo Batak tribe among whom we worked from 1968 until 1970. One of the largest of the sub-tribes is probably the Toba Batak tribe. Each of the sub-tribes speaks its own language and has its own culture.
If you're interested in learning more about the Batak people and culture, use the following link to a good article with many photos highlighting the history and culture of these interesting people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batak
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