The children are named after the family name of the father.
Dịch: Trẻ em được đặt tên theo họ của người cha.
Dẫn chứng "The couple lives with the wife's family, and children are named after the family name of the mother. "
(Cặp đôi sống với gia đình nhà vợ, và con cái được đặt tên theo họ của mẹ. )
AUDIO SCRIPT:
The Cham, who have lived along the coast of central Vietnam for a longtime, possess a rich culture. Let's discover some interesting things about the Cham
Diet: The Cham eat rice cooked in large and small earthen pots. It is often accompanied by fish, meat and bulb vegetables, which are obtained from hunting, gathering, husbandry and agricultural production. Popular drinks are rice and can (pipe) wines. Betel chewing is very important to people's daily life and traditional rituals
Clothing: Both men and women wear long one-piece sarongs or cloth wrappers. Men wear shirts fastened down the center with buttons, while women wear long-sleeved pullover blouses. The main color of their daily dress is cotton white. Nowadays, the Cham dress like the Viet in other parts of central Vietnam, with long-sleeved blouses which is only worn by elderly women.
Lifestyle: The majority of Cham live in Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan. They build their houses on the ground, with the rooms being arranged according to a particular order the sitting room, rooms for the parents, children, and married women, the kitchen and warehouse (including the granary), and the nuptial room of the youngest daughter.
Marriage: Cham women take the initiative in marriages. The couple lives with the wife's family, and children are named after the family name of the mother. Wedding gifts are prepared by the bride's family. Monogamy is a principle of all marriages.
