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A traditional wedding

A traditional wedding

This Muslim wedding took place in Dunedin in 1991. Brian McCormack (behind girl in foreground) and his wife Ati Gantika McCormack (née Soewarno, right, under umbrella) re-enacted the ceremony which had earlier taken place in Indonesia, where they met. Brian McCormack became a Muslim while in Indonesia, and the wedding involved ancient traditions such as being given a meal by their parents for the last time.

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Otago Daily Times
Reference: 26 August 1991, p. 3.

Permission of the Otago Daily Times must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Carl Walrond. 'Indonesians', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/indonesians/2/1