Rewang: A Wonderful Malay Tradition Losing Out To Urban Living

DRIVE-THRU KENDURI[1] is an ongoing joke among my siblings. Why not? It is fast, cheap and convenient! In fact, my eldest sister had a drive-thru wedding during the pandemic. My second sister’s wedding, on the other hand, was done through rewang. It was the most tedious kenduri preparation I have ever participated in. So, for my future kenduri, my sister joked that I should marry into money and have a hotel wedding, or at least a buffet catering—no more rewang!