Hi there…

Uh oh…this is a big no-no sa aking mga kamag-anak. I remember a couple of cousins na muntik itakwil ng magulang kasi magkasunod silang nag asawa..haha. Nothing serious happened but they made such a big deal out of it when the second one announced his plans…

And you’re right…in this age of high technology there is no room for superstitions.

Congrats to your nephew….

I don’t believe in supertitions. They’re just practices in futility.

To J: Thanks for dropping comment once again. I could pick it from there. I stand corrected. I really appreciate it.

To TG: It’s too obvious my dear!

It’s nice that your family is open-minded enough to allow the soon-to-be-married Jing and Babette

On one hand, my family wouldn’t let me if I did that hehe.

Ps. Dropped by your blog through bloghopping

To Van: Your family probably is amongst those who are conservative when it comes to customs of Pinoys. I, too, was brought up that way, but am 50-50 to this idea.

Thanks for hopping here!

I don’t know … I am sure there is a basis for the superstition. I think it’s because expense-wise, it’s a huge for the family involved especially if the siblings to be married are brothers. Sa atin kasi, it’s the family of the groom who shoulders the expenses plus the ‘wealth’ that the groom brings into the newly established marriage (reverse dowry - in other cultures, it’s the woman who brings the dowry). So you have to translate this to how many pigs, carabaos and chickens are needed to be killed in one year. Hindi ka pa nakaraos doon sa isa, hindi ka pa naka-raise ng enough animals after one wedding, tapos isa na naman. You really need to wait for another year to fatten those pigs. Kaya, ayun, no sukob weddings. Bad luck doon in terms of expense ng pamilya ng groom. Alam mo naman sa atin, hindi basta basta ang weddings, especially noon, o kahit sa probinsiya ngayon, kahit mahirap ka.

hay nako..totoo ba talaga ang sukob? im pissed off..i want to get married this year but my mom wont let me do it cos my ate plans to get married too this year. Im thinking of doing it anyways, otherwise masisira ang plano ko. where do u think i can find a good authority to discuss the truth about sukob? priest perhaps? thanks much.

@tess - sad to here about your predicament. If you’re gonna ask me, it wasn’t followed by my in-laws, as you have read in my blog. There are parents who really abide by the old customs. Yeah, maybe it’s better if you can see a priest. They may enlighten you about it. God bless you on your plan of getting married this year.

Btw, you didn’t leave a link so I can visit you back.

Thanks for the visit.