asal usul dodol dawet

After the Siraman ceremony completely finished, special for the bride parent, would be doing their next ceremony called Dodol Dawet, this is the tradition of bride parent to selling Cendol, Javanese traditional ice dessert, to the guests. The guests would need to buy the Cendol using old Javanese coin called Kereweng, after the selling cendol finished, the mother would be given all the Kereweng to the bride, the main idea in this Dodol Dawet ceremony is the Kereweng, which is symbolized the Money for the bride’s need in her future family. While doing this Dodol Dawet, the bride mother would be accompanied by her husband holding an traditional Javanese umbrella for her.

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