A Collection of Wedding Traditions around the World

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A Collection of Wedding Traditions around the
World

• Weddings are quite predictable - the bride walks
  down the aisle, the couple exchanges vows, the
  bride and groom kiss, the bride tosses the
  bouquet, and off everyone goes to a night of
  partying at the reception.
• Yes, you know the routine. But this is only if
  the Allure Couture C157 is going to be held here
  or if the couple would have an American wedding.
  This is not the case if the couple decides to
  incorporate wedding traditions from other parts
  of the world, more so if they decide to hold it
  in a different country.
• If you are getting married soon and you are
  thinking of adding some international flair to
  your big day, let this ultimate guide enlighten
  you on wonderful (and unusual) wedding traditions
  from around the globe.

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• Italy
• Wedding festivities begin in the morning,
  preferably on a Sunday. Marrying on a Tuesday or
  Friday is considered bad luck.
• A groom carries a piece of iron on his pocket to
  drive evil spirits away.
• Couple arrives in the Casablanca 1859 venue on
  foot. You can save money on fuel!
• At the end of the ceremony, couple shatters a
  vase or glass. The number of pieces symbolize the
  number of years they will spend together.

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• China
• Couples consult a fortuneteller or astrologer to
  find the perfect date for the La Sposa Frontera.
  Love horoscopes
• Bride usually wears a red silk dress designed
  with an embroidered dragon or phoenix.
• Ritual tea ceremony is held to signify bond
  between the two families.
• A 10 to 12-course banquet is in order to show
  everyone that the couple is well-off.
• Lion dance is part of the wedding reception.

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• Denmark
• Pine branches are built in front of the bride
  house to symbolize fertility.
• During the reception, the groom goes away so
  that all the bachelors in the Maggie Sottero
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  that, the bride disappears when it is the groom
  turn to be kissed by all the single young women
  in the room.

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• Finland
• Instead of the bouquet toss, the bride would
  wear a golden crown and be blindfolded. She would
  spin around while the single women would dance
  around her. The one who gets crowned will be the
  next one to marry.
• The bride walks from house to house carrying a
  pillowcase to collect Mori Lee Julietta 3073
  gifts.
• The groom would stand beside her holding an
  umbrella to signify shelter and protection.

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• Sweden
• The mother of the bride will bequeath her with
  gold coin to be placed in her right shoe while
  the father places a silver coin in her left shoe.
  This is to ensure that the bride will never be
  poor.
• The groom will hand out three gold rings. One is
  for engagement, the second is for the Pronovias
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• Indonesia
• Bride and groom invites over a thousand people,
  all of whom they have to greet during the
  reception.
• Philippines
• Before the wedding, the groom goes to the house
  of the bride's family to ask her hand in
  marriage, this is called "San Patrick Elba."
  Sometimes, the groom would also perform various
  household chores to show the family that he is
  ready to take care of the bride.

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• Africa
• In Somalia, parents can arrange for a girl's
  wedding even before she is born.
• In Sudan, a groom should pay the bride's family
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  replacement for loss of their daughter's labor.
• Guests are expected to wear traditional regional
  costumes during the event.
• The bride and groom would jump above a brush
  covered with flowers to signify the beginning of
  a domestic life together.

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• Arabia
• Feet of the bride is decorated with henna,
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• Men and women are seated separately during the
  reception.
• England
• The bride wears a horseshoe on her arm decorated
  with lace to represent an amulet.
• The wedding cake is a fruitcake covered with
  marzipan. The upper section of the cake is kept
  until the couple's first child is born.

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• Japan
• A bride wears an intricately designed white silk
  dress and a special wig.
• Kiogashi, which are colored sweets in flower
  shapes, are part of the reception.
• Of course, at the end of the day, it would hardly
  matter where you hold your Casablanca 1860 or
  what kind of customs you decide to incorporate
  into the event, the more important decision would
  be the person whom you intend to spend the rest
  of your life with.