三三九度

inside the masu The bride is sipping sake from a sakazuki in san-san-kudo (三三九度) ritual in a Japanese wedding. A woman on the right is holding a chōshi (銚子)

(式三献, "triple round of drinks"), the remnant of which is the san san kudo (三三九度) exchanged between the groom in the bride in traditional Japanese weddings

take three sips each from three cups of sake, a ritual called sansankudo (三三九度, literally "three cups thrice"). Japanese brides wear a kimono, which is