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The Zoroastrian wedding

The Zoroastrian marriage ceremony begins with the groom and bride being seated opposite each other. A curtain is placed between them so that they cannot see each other. The right hand of one is then placed in the right hand of the o [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Pakistani wedding

Mehndi/ Rasm e Henna Mehndi, or the Rasm e henna ceremony, typically takes place one or two days prior to the main wedding day. The event is traditionally held separately for the bride and the groom, and henna is symbolically placed on t [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

The Tamil wedding

The Tamil wedding begins with a ceremonial bath for the bride and groom. The couple sits separately between their respective parents while they are anointed with turmeric, kumkum and oil. The bride’s mother presents a sari to [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2007 | Comments : 0

The wedding rhyme

Most European and American brides follow the traditional rhyme ‘something old, something new, something borrowed something blue and a silver sixpence in her shoe’ when they plan their weddings. The poem dates back to Vic [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2007 | Comments : 0

Arabic Weddings

Babylon Weddings has provided information on various weddings in culture, styles, just in case you are going to a different wedding and want to know what is done at a particluar cultured wedding. below is an Arabic wedding: The sab’a [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

The Italian wedding

Italian men traditionally request a woman’s hand in marriage from her father. Once permission is given the couple is free to get engaged. Prospective brides then get to work readying their trousseau or hope chest. This may con [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

The Filipino wedding

The devout Filipinos traditionally hold a wedding mass which can last up to 2 hours. The groom and his family enter the church first to greet the bride and the guests. The wedding train is composed of the groomsmen followed by the b [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2007 | Comments : 0

Morrocan wedding

Moroccan weddings are usually all night affairs. The actual legal formalities may take place weeks or months in advance but the reception is held to officially recognize the couple as man and wife. The event begins with [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2007 | Comments : 0

The Ukrainian wedding

The Ukrainian wedding begins with a formal engagement during which the groom and two older married friends called Starosty request the brides hand in marriage from her parents. Gifts are exchanged at this time; the groom offers wine [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

The Welsh wedding

Some of the most colorful wedding traditions come from Wales. The engagement itself begins with the man giving his beloved a wooden spoon carved with hearts or other romantic symbols. The custom began in antiquity when sailors while [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

The chinese wedding

The traditional Chinese wedding begins with the ‘three letters and six etiquettes’. The first of the letters requests the girls hand in marriage, if the proposal is accepted by the brides family the second and third lett [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2007 | Comments : 0

Japanese Wedding

Including Shinto, Buddhist, or Christian style Contemporary Japanese weddings are celebrated in variety of ways. Many contain elements from traditional Japanese and western culture. The rituals of cake cutting, exchanging rings and honeymoo [...]

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