During this pre-wedding tradition, the bride is captured, then covered in mud , molasses etc...by her family and friends then finally paraded publicly for the community to see.
2- Cupid's arrow - Yugur people of China
The husband shoots his bride with a bow and arrow (without the arrowhead) several times then collects the arrows and breaks them during the Wedding ceremony. This tradition is made to ensure that their love will last forever.
3- The whale's tooth- Fiji
In Fiji, the husband-to-be must gift a sperm whale's tooth (Tabua) to the bride's father as a gift.
4- The Fatter, the better!- Different parts of Africa
In some African societies being fat remains a symbol of status and power. The chubbier the better. Women are even force-fed by their relatives as a way of grooming before the wedding. Some wealthy families even pay for "Fattening rooms" where brides get excessively fed for a certain period of time. Although some African societies still view being fat as a symbol of status, power, fertility and beauty it's becoming less rampant with the increase of awareness regarding obesity related diseases.
5. Spitting - Greece and Kenya
In Greece, spitting on the bride (mostly dry spit) is regarded as a symbolic sign of luck and good wishes.
In the Maasai tribe in Kenya, it is considered a blessing for the father of the bride to spit on her head before she leaves the village with her husband.
6. Amarya- Morocco
In Morocco, the bride has an entrance worthy of a princess. She's carried by 4 men or more on a structure called Amarya.
7. "Stealing" the groom’s shoes- India
The groom’s family tries to protect the groom’s shoes, while the bride’s side of the family tries to steal them during the celebration. This is a playful occasion to bring the 2 families closer! Sounds fun!
8- Bridal Henna- Horn of Africa, South Asia, North Africa and Arabian Peninsula.
Henna is commonly used for body art during the wedding celebrations (usually on hands or/and feet) in these parts of the world
Indian Mehndi style
Tunisian Harkous style
Somali Henna style
9- Smashing dishes- Germany
Dishes are smashed during the wedding so that the sound keeps evil spirits at bay.
10-Beating the groom’s feet- South Korea
The groom's feet are beaten with fish canes after the wedding ceremony. It supposedly shows strength of character in the groom.
Yup, in Malaysia we're decorated by henna Also there's bridesmaids who will hold the wedding gifts by the groom on a silver tray, each of them. Usually 5,7 or 9 bridesmaids with the trays 😝, sometimes with man of honor too, bring the tray of the gifts by the bride to the groom.
In Romania, it is custom for the bride to be kidnapped and ransomed for beer which the groom pays for.
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Other even more noteworthy ones, IMHO-
Drag King Rituals, Ancient Sparta- For their weddings, the brides of ancient Sparta shaved their heads, donned men's clothes and sandals, and laid alone in the dark on a pallet, waiting for their grooms to come and steal them away in the night. Once a groom had come and kidnapped her, and had his way with his new bride, he'd deposit her back at her parent's home. And that'd be that- marriage complete. She wouldn't see him again until the next night, or the night after that- Sometimes, years could go by before these married partners actually saw each other in the daytime. Historians believe that this was to help ease the Spartan groom into heterosexuality- Spartan men were so indoctrinated to engage in homosexual relations from an early age as part of their military training that the only way for brides to entice their husbands would be through shaving away their femininity and dressing like men.
Zuo Tang (Ritual Crying), Sichuan Province, China- Brides start crying a full month before the wedding, every night, for about an hour a night. Ten days into the ritual, the bride's mom joins the act, sobbing it up every night with her daughter. Ten days later, grandma enters the picture. And at the end of the month, every female member of the family joins in for the full hour of constant crying.
'Ala kachuu'/ 'Akomari'/'Ukuthwalwa' (Bride Kidnapping), Central Asia, East and South Africa- I don't really need to explain this, do I? Just look them up, and prepare to be shocked to your cores...
Courting huts, Zulus and Cambodians- Zulu fathers do so for strict reasons—by building the hut, he does not allow the suitor into his home, nor does he acknowledge the courtship, and it's only when he asks his daughter to get cattle from her suitor (get a formal marriage) that the father finally recognizes his existence. In Cambodia though, the fathers of the Kreung tribe are very liberal- not only do they build love huts for their daughters, they also encourage them to take in as many boys as they want (sometimes on a single night), until they find their true love. While this may sound like a setting for a bad porn movie, incidences of rape are very low, and divorce is virtually non-existent among the people. The Kreung actually value a long-lasting marriage—hence the encouragement to search through as many sexual partners as possible for the perfect match.
#2. is a dream come true. I'd target her ass. #3. LOL have to hunt a whale to marry? I'll pass :D #7. Yeah! We have to bribe our sister-in-laws to get our shoes back :( #8. Wow! We have similar culture :D #10. Thank god Korean girls are lightweight :P
i am even tempted to post pics of me and my family and especially my cousin who i say looks like him but i plan to keep my anonymity here while i am here lol
@sattepesutta1 ok dude. I look anything but Indian.
In fact, I'f it wasn't for the different lighting, I normally look pale white. Most English people here think I'm English till I tell them I'm not. I have pale white skin.
Austria: not invited friends crashing the wedding meal in customs and talking about all the funny sins the wife and husband and their close relatives did Stealing the bride while the wedding meal to some other local and the husband needs to search her and pay ransom (meals and (alcoholic) drinks of the kidnappers/not invited friends) shooting them awake (shooting with a amateur cannon in front of their house the night before the wedding so they can't sleep and will have midnight snack to breakfeast with the changing shooters including alcohol) obstructing their way to/from church and requiering them to fullfill tasks, mostly everyday tasks like cooking scrambled eggs, washing clotheds, cutting wood with a hand or motor saw to prove you are able to live without support of your parents and can exercise your duties
in the old country Ireland we tie the bride and groom onto the back of a trailer and drive them around the towns and villages so they get pelted with eggs, flower and toliet roll
Another very popular wedding tradition is marrying rich men (hypergamy) and then divorce them and collect alimoney, child support and custody. It's a symbol of easy leeching money for decades. Or to place an ultimatum to their partner that if the proposal will not happen then a break up is to follow up. It's a symbol of narrow mindedness and controlling and abusive behavior.
I like India, nice country and their traditions are very interesting. If you will married in India I want to recommend list of best wedding photographers with their prices, portfolios and photo albums - Look what beautiful works there are.
Been to 2 Moroccan weddings and they didn't do #6, it's style was similar to how we do our weddings (Jordanians.) Is #10 still done in modern times? Cause that's just weird...
In some parts people throw money at the couple, and in others the best men carry the groom around the place stripping him from his shoes and then the bride has to put them back on.
In Egypt, they lift the groom from where the wedding is held and take him to his house. Of course they'll be singing and dancing the whole time. An Egyptian friend told that.
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