Counting the Dowry
The sinsod for me is means guy he accept thai culture to respect and thank you my parents, my mother who look after me since baby till this day.It's just small present to say THANK YOU from groom ( It's really can not say how much money could be enought to give to parent nursing child,what they gave and take care of us, till now.)
Thai marriage at large and definitely the ceremony of traditional Thai wedding interlinked with an ancient tradition called sinsod. A custom of paying a dowry to compensate a family of bride “for mother’s milk”. A concept of sinsod was initially brought in to ensure that one’s daughter does not marry below her potential standing in life. To stipulate that her social, financial and professional status and reputation is preserved and secured.
The most interesting part of the wedding ceremony is a procession of "khan Mark"Top hat and tails, confetti and the bride blissfully carted off in a horse-drawn carriage to the sound of church bells is a rare scene in many Western countries these days.