Nearly 450 couple­s gather­ed in a large tent in the city center just hours before midnig­htJAKARTA: Hundreds of Indonesian couples celebrated New Year’s Eve on Sunday night by tying the knot in a mass wedding in the capital Jakarta. Nearly 450 couples gathered in a large tent in the city center just hours before midnight to pray with their families before signing marriage certificates. Her husband, Ricky Rangga, 30, said the couple was grateful to the city administration for making the wedding possible. Many couples wore matching colors and colorful traditional Indonesian outfits, with some brides donning elaborate headdresses and grooms carrying traditional daggers called keris. Indonesian state to punish dating teens with marriage for breaking curfewGrooms in Indonesia traditionally present gold jewelry or money to brides on the wedding day.

Source: The Express Tribune December 31, 2017 16:18 UTC