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The Khmer people believe that each person has 32 souls, and at important moments these souls can become scattered. The wrist tying ceremony helps to 'bind' the souls together, keeping the bride and groom safe and steady. At the same time, the thread tied around the wrist is also an invisible cord that binds two souls and two families, and it is a vow made before the ancestors, the Dharma and the community.
From the article “Traditional Southern Khmer Weddings: The Betel Palm Flower Cutting Ceremony and the Hand-Tying Ritual”
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