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`The Ministry of Communicaions seizes the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of modern postal service to issue four kings of special Korean folkways postage stamps in order to let some of our unique foldways known throughout the world. The subject of the stamps is ``Wedding`` painted by Prof. Kim Kyo-man of Seoul National University. The traditional Korean phrase for a man`s getting married is change-ganda which literally means ``the groom`s going to the bride` home`` for their wedding ceremony. This custom is rate in pafriarchal societies, where the wedding ceremony is customarily held at the groom`s house. After the ceremony at the bride`s home, the newly-married couple come to the groom`s home, the bride in a sedan chair and the groom on a horse. The bride, now joining her husband`s family, usually had a mixture of feelings of happiness and fear. From then until she had her own children, the only person she could hope to depend on for her life was her husband, usually younger than herself. The paintings on these stamps, with their geometric lines, depict one aspect of our ancestors` wedding custom in a humorous and modern way.`