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The couple is then be bathed after the three-day period.

The radiant faces of a newly-married Tidong couple.

Before the marriage, the bridegroom is carried on a sailboat shaped stretcher to the bride’s house.

Marukin said the wedding ring was not slipped on the bride’s finger by the husband-to-be, but instead by his mother.

In the case of the Suluk community, the engagement period takes not more than a week and the bride is not allowed outside the house during that period.

Sandakan's Suluk community head Mustaffah Mohd Hassan, 41, said the short engagement period was to avoid untoward incidents.

Another important factor for the Suluk was perfect timing, and any bridegroom who arrived late would have to pay a fine, which usually took the form of a ring, he said.

Before the marriage, the bridegroom is not allowed to see the face of the bride until he sings several love songs.

A curtain which separates them is then raised and the couple can then see each other on the dias.

The ministry’s Secretary General Datuk Siti Azizah Abot, who represented Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim at the launch of the programme, said the programme would be extended to other states.

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