Brunei Darussalam (the abode of peace) is located on the Borneo Island in the Southeast Asia. The capital of Brunei Darussalam is Bandar Seri Begawan. The official language is Malay and rules by Islamic Sultanate, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei. It declared its independence on 1st January 1984 and celebrates the National day on 23rd February every year. It has area of 5,765 km2 and has total population of 381,371. Brunei Darussalam is divided into four districts. There are, Brunei Muara (the largest populated district), Belait, Tutong and Temburong.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Dastar
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A memorable day; a typical day of wedding ceremony in Brunei Darussalam. The groom (the one and only man in the photo) is wearing dastar. Nowadays, Bruneians do not wear dastar as frequent as the previous generations used to. But dastar is still worn by the groom during weddings and during special functions at the palace. This way, the malay culture of wearing dastar is preserved from one generation to another.
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