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Modern and Global Wedding Traditions

Modern & Global Wedding Traditions. British Weddings Decision to Wed Reason to Wed Dating Made by the couple No standard Love length of time Cost Same-sex marriage £18,000 on average Allowed Length of Wedding Gifts Service Gifts for the Typically one hour couple's new home Invitations Venue Paper invites Church or Music are sent to family and registry office The "Bridal friends Chorus" from the 1850 opera Lohengrin Legal Documents The couple sign a marriage Food certificate Wedding cake and a traditional three course meal including soup, prime roast beef with onion gravy and Yorkshire pudding and a sweet of chocolate gateau Other Customs At the start of the service the father of the bride walks her down the aisle. During the wedding a bride wears "something borrowed, something blue, something old and something new." The bride throws her bouquet of flowers and the guest who catches it is believed to be the next to marry (Kenya and Tanzania) Reason to Wed The wedding ceremony Dating Decision to Wed marks the transition from The boy brings gifts to the girl until the family accepts him Made by the couple's fathers youth to the role of a tribal elder and increased responsibilities Cost Same-sex marriage One black bull and two black cows (one a calf), a male and a Not Allowed female sheep Length of Service Days Music Food Chanting Sheep and cow's blood in milk Venue Outside amongst the tribe Name of service Enkiama Other Customs The bride's family do not attend the wedding as the bride is no longer considered to be part of their family. A male sheep is butchered and its oil and fat are smeared on the wedding dress and on the bride's head. The groom can marry more than one woman Chinese Weddings Reason to Wed Dating Decision to Wed To take care of Parents write a Love and parental parents in later life synopsis of their child for "Marriage pressure Markets" to find a match with other parents Cost Around $30,000 Same-sex marriage Not allowed Wedding Gifts Red envelopes containing money Legal Documents A marriage officially begins when a couple receive a passport like "marriage book". They can then applied to be married after Invitations Paper invites are sent to Music family and friends Barry Ip & Percy filling out the Fan "Wömen appropriate paperwork jiéhünle" (We Got Married) Food Other Customs Peking Duck and chicken is often When the bride enters the room served. Chinese fire crackers are set off to 7UP is the soft drink of choice. ward off evil spirits. The families of the couple will usually seek out a fortune teller to set a date for the wedding. The traditional wedding colour in china is red Sea cucumber may accompany vegetable dishes Pakistani Weddings Decision to Wed Reason to Wed Dating Typically for family alliances Frowned upon, but practised amongst Arranged by family, but the couple may have the final decision westernised youngsters Cost Same-sex marriage 300,000 Rupees Not allowed Length of Service Wedding Gifts Envelopes Four days containing money Food A variety of sweets, biriyanis, vegetables and Music Venue The dholki drum is played throughout the salads Reception hall ceremony Other Customs Generally in urban areas a husband has one wife, however up to four wives are acceptable. Dastar Bandi or the "Wearing of the turban" is a ceremony performed in parts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Elder men in the groom's family place a turban on his head and formally include him in the 'circle of men'. Doodh Pilai is a ceremony performed on the wedding day where sisters, cousins or friends of the bride bring milk for the groom and he gives them Guthna Pakrai is a Punjabi custom in which the younger brother of the groom holds the knee of the bride and doesn't let go until some acceptable monetary gift is given to him. North Korean Weddings Decision to Wed Reason to Wed Dating Same as in Love or status Love and status Western culture Cost Same-sex marriage Very little for typical couples Not Allowed Wedding Gifts Venue A couple will be given a house by the state, but In a home with neighbours and family lower ranking couples may wait longer for a residence Food Wedding banquets are restricted by the Music None state and must not use more than 5 kg of rice Legal Documents The union must be approved by society, with no Other Customs marriage outside your own rank. The marriage is officially registered If the bride's family are of higher status they will donate furniture or blankets to the couple. Wealthy families will spend much more on a wedding even if this is against the limitations of society as enforcement is lacking. Inuit Weddings SA Canada Greenland) Decision to Wed Reason to Wed Dating The marriage is arranged by the The groom will live with the bride's Survival of the clan family for a year, hunt with the parents when the couple are born father and to get to know his bride Cost Hunting tools given to bride's family Same-sex marriage Not allowed Wedding Gifts Venue None The grooms home, Food once the bride enters the house No official banquet they are married Music Vocal style called katajjaq Legal Documents None Other Customs If a potential groom is a bad hunter or provider a new groom is found. If the groom dies his brother will become the new husband even if he is already married. Czech Weddings Decision to Wed Reason to Wed Dating Made by the couple Same as in Love western culture Legal Documents Same-sex A marriage certificate marriage Allowed Wedding Gifts Useful items for Length of the couple Service One hour Invitations Music Cookies are sent as Slovak dulcimer invitations Venue folklore music Church, registry office or town hall Food Beef and dumplings, fried vegetables and mountains of small traditional Czech cookies Other Customs The bridesmaids make a wreath of rosemary for the bride to wear. The bride wears something old, new, borrowed and blue (as in UK). After the ceremony the groom is kept in the church by a decorated rope and must pay to be set free. A plate is broken at the feet of the newlyweds and they must sweep the pieces away together. The groomsmen kidnap the bride later in the ceremony and the groom must find her or pay money to have her returned Sources http://longuardians.wildlifedirect.org/2008/06/26/maasai-marriage/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding customs_by_country http://userpages.umbc.edu/"jabbas1/ja403/mus_wedd.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_in_Pakistan http://www.chinabridal.com/etiquette/guide.htm http://www.businessinsider.com/how-weddings-are-celebrated-around-the- world-2011-10?op-1 http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2012/05/166 35716.html DATA TROUBLE Bringing data to life flowers by nattrass

Modern and Global Wedding Traditions

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