Catch a glimpse of the unique intangible heritage of the Melaka Portuguese community – the arranged marriage proposal (video below). Kristang marriages begin with the ceremony of asking for a hand in marriage. The lady sponsor (kumadri) on the groom’s side visits the bride’s parents and asks in a circuitous way for the bride’s hand…
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Macau: Last Colony of the East
As you step off the Cotai Jet onto the Taipa ferry terminal in Macau, signs to the main terminal and exits are displayed in four languages – Mandarin, Cantonese, English and Portuguese – the first signs of this peninsula’s Portuguese heritage. The Portuguese settled in Macau in the late 1500’s when the Ming Dynasty leased…
Maria Dass the World 