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Cultures from around the world and throughout time have their own marriage customs and traditions that often govern ceremonies and celebrations.\u00a0 The following text offers a variety of facts and trivia about marriage rituals from different parts of the world.<\/p>\n
In Jewish wedding ceremonies, the groom stamps on the “chupah” breaking the glass to denote the fragility of love and its need to be taken care of.<\/p>\n
Hindu, Muslim and Sikh brides often wear red garments embroidered with gold thread for the wedding ceremony.\u00a0 Red is meant to signify joy.
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\nIf he can support them, a Somalian man may have as many as four wives.<\/p>\n
Traditional Egyptian weddings feature a march known as the Zaffa that takes place before the vows are made.\u00a0 Zaffa marches feature belly dancers, music and often flaming swords.<\/p>\n
Fruitcake was the traditional wedding cake for the English.<\/p>\n
After a traditional German wedding ceremony, the bride and groom often toss coins to attending children.<\/p>\n
In Cyprus, reception guests pin money to the dancing bride and groom during their initial dance.<\/p>\n
Swedish parents place a gold and silver coin in each of the bride’s shoes to insure that she will never suffer poverty.<\/p>\n
Chinese brides would traditionally deliver bridal cakes to her relatives to announce her upcoming marriage.<\/p>\n
It is a Mexican custom for the groom’s family to pay for the wedding and celebration costs.<\/p>\n
Medieval brides might wear a piece of red jasper jewelry to signify love.<\/p>\n
Once an Irish woman marries, she wears her Claddagh ring on her left hand.<\/p>\n
In Ireland, brides and grooms consider St. Patrick’s Day to be the luckiest day to wed.<\/p>\n
Diamond engagement rings stretch back to fifteenth century Italy.<\/p>\n
Renaissance brides tended to carry herbs instead of flowers for luck.<\/p>\n
It is considered lucky for a bride or an attending child to cry on the wedding day.<\/p>\n
In customary Spanish weddings, the groom often wears a shirt made by his intended wife.<\/p>\n
Traditionally, Hungarian brides would stomp an egg to signify healthy children for the couple.<\/p>\n
Orthodox Jewish couples take part in a pre-wedding ceremony; when a bride enters the synagogue, the groom lifts her veil to make certain he will be marrying the right lady.<\/p>\n
Sungkem is a Sudanese ceremony in which the bride and groom kiss their parents’ knees.<\/p>\n
Traditional Moroccan weddings can last as long as seven days.<\/p>\n
Icelandic couples frequently honor a three to four year engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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