Wedding Dance by Amador Daguio
LUMNAY
AWIYAO
MADULIMAY
SUMMARY
Awiyao and Lumnay were husband and wife for seven years, but the husband has to marry another woman, Madulimay, because Lumnay was not able to give him a child.
Awiyao went back home to see Lumnay because he didn't find her among the dancers at his wedding. He wanted Lumnay to dance at his wedding for the last time but she cannot. On the night of the wedding, they talk about how Lumnay did her best to have a child.
Lumnay wanted to protest against the written rule that a man can marry another woman, so Lumnay went to the wedding dance. But while seeing her husband married to another woman, she could not take it anymore and just went to the mountain to clear away the beans she had thought about.
Theme:
Exploring Filipino Tradition
I can relate this story with my friend and her wife. They’ve got married last 2 years ago. My friend told me that they have not a child. He didn’t tell me that he is not happy because of that situation. They love each other, so my friend doesn’t think too much if they will have a child or not. He also told me that his parent doesn’t want his wife and have no child. They live in a far place away from his parents wherein they can’t find. They have a beautiful life and both of them have a work, but one day, my friend went to a bar, he saw a girl and his brain is washed. He didn’t know what he is doing on that day because he is drunk. After two months, my friend told to his wife that he want a divorce because he had a child with a girl that he saw in bar. They have promised to each other to stay stronger with their relationship, but my friend didn't follow.
I recommend to other readers to read the story of Wedding Dance by Amador Daguio, because the story tells what the traditions of our culture are and how to have a true love. Other said “true love never dies”, on that sentence or word, there will be a long relationship between wife and husband when they have a problem because it will see how the relationship is strong.