Adet Petudui

The groom, according to the custom must sleep and stay at the bride's house and they must not go out of  the house for 3 days. During the adet petudui, the newly wed couple must serve each other with betel nut wrapped in 'sireh'.

After serving the 'balen' the newly wed couple are sent off bed and retired for bed times. The bride must wear special clothes (sarong) embroidered with golden thread. The mother of groom must place onto each couple hand a unit of gold bracelet and a gold plated bangle.

After the adet petudui, the guest will dance the traditional melanau dance called 'bertandak'. They will also exchange 'pantun' and continuously exchange called 'bermukun'. At midnight, there will be some kind of break. Hot tea together with local traditional melanau sago biscuits will be served.