Wedding Traditions From Around The World

Wedding Traditions From Around the World The Austrians have a famous old rhyme about planning the day of your wedding. Monday for » wealth, Tuesday for health, Wednesday the best day of all, Thursday for losses, Friday for erosses, Saturday for no luck at all. Some people believe that the wedding cake tradition started in Italy. In the 1st century B.C. a cake or bread was broken over the bride's head to insure fertility and health. In Chile couples exchange rings when the engagement proposal takes place. From then *until their wedding day they wear their rings on their right hand, and switch over to the left hand once they're married. Latvian brides are guaranteed to have an exciting reception. Sometimes the groomsmen playfully kidnap the bride, and the groom must pay a ransom (singing a song, buying a round of drinks) to get her back. Chinese brides traditionally wear at least three different dresses on their wedding day. The * traditional Chinese cheongsam (usually red in color) is worn first, followed by a more traditional white wedding gown, and then finally a wedding dress of the bride's choosing. Moroccan weddings are long. Pre- wedding parties like the Furnishing Party, Beberiska ceremony, and the wedding feast take days to properly do. Most traditional ceremonies can last anywhere from 4-7 days. Traditional Egyptian weddings are preceded by a musical wedding march called the Zaffa. * Traditional Egyptian musie is played while belly dancers, swordsman, and other performers march and entertain. In South African weddings the 12 symbols of life are usually present + during a wedding ceremony: wine, wheat, pepper, salt, bitter herbs, water, a pot and spoon, a broom, honey, a spear, a shield, and a copy of the Bible or the Koran. Brought to you by: Ann's Bridal http://www.annsbridalbargains.com/index.jsp DARGAINS