International Wedding Traditions

foving from arcuud the World with Marriage has been part of all cultures for millennia, but every region has come up their own little twists to make their wedding unique. Some have become outdated or lost along the way, but many are still used today simply as cultural traditions. IN COLUMBIA, the bride and IN SOUTH AFRICA, the bride and groom's families each bring a stick with a fire from their own hearths to the hearth of the newlyweds to help start their new life. each light a groom candle indicating their separate lives. They use these two candles to light one candle and extinguish the individual candles signifying their new lives together and becoming one body. IN ITALY, after the ceremony, the bride and groom break a glass. The number of broken IN UKRAINE, instead of a wedding cake, they have a special bread, called the korovai, made by the two families to signify their pieces represents how many years they will be together. new connection. IN JAPAN, during a traditional Shinto ceremony, the couple each takes sips of sake from three cups. This symbolizes their dedication to each other. IN NORWAY, the bride wears a silver crown with crescent shaped bangles dangling from it. Their clanking fends off evil spirits that are known to attack newlyweds. SemplyBrulal mlybd al.com FULFILLING DREAMS