Diversified Wedding Customs in Different Countries

There are a lot of Wedding traditions, around the world. This article is written to inform you some. I got these information from Livescience.com. 

Often, brides only wear one wedding dress during the whole day, but not in China. In China, brides wear 3 dresses! Doesn’t that sound good to the bride? Well maybe, but it can be quite tiring changing and changing and it might cost you much though wearing 3 gowns is still quite amazing right? The first dress is the cheongsam or qipao, it is red in color, slim fitting and embroidered. After that, the girl will wear the traditional white dress that Western people often wear. During the reception, the birde will change into a cocktail dress that she likes. 

Last year, we studied a few things about an Indian wedding. I liked their culture and somehow it felt that an Indian wedding would be great! The first ceremony is called Misri. It involves exchanging of prayers by both husband and wife and giving of garlands and rings. This happens 7 days before the wedding. The parents of the groom also offer the bride with gifts. After that is the Mehendi, Mehndis are intricate designs placed on the hands of the bride and her female family and friends. It takes a long time to apply but it looks extremely beautiful. 

Gypsies, on the other hand, incorporate the broom during wedding. Broom jumping is common in African-American weddings, which is rooted to the days of slavery before.

In Jewish weddings, there is a tradition of breaking a glass, the groom steps on it and crushes it. They say that they do it to express happiness and it’s often accompanied by the saying ‘mazel tov’ which means, good luck. 

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Ever seen a baby bridesmaid? I haven’t! But I heard that they have those in UK! Royal weddings usually get baby bridesmaids. Here’s a fact, Kate Middleton had 3-year-old bridesmaids in her wedding!

The wedding cake in Peru is creative! It’s not just those fancy wedding cakes. A Peruvian cake often has charms attached to ribbons where one ring is attached. The one who gets it is assumed to be the next one to get married. 

In Zulu, a bride would wear the traditional white gown first then she later changes her clothes into something colorful and tribal. After that, a dance off is held between the families. The man’s family also slaughters a cow then the bride will put money inside the cow’s body. They say that it symbolizes that  

A joyous processional is seen at Lebanese weddings. The procession offers dancing and music and happy shouting outside the groom’s house. They’re called the zaffe, which escorts thegroom to the wife’s house.

Russian grooms have to be really patient and hardworking. Usually, the friends or family of the bride will refuse to accept him if he doesn’t shower the girl with gifts, jewelry, and. Etc. The groom needs to pass the tests to be given by the female relatives or friends to meet the bride-to-be.

There are a lot of wedding traditions around the globe. In my country, Philippines, I believe that our culture regarding this is actually rich. What I like the most about Filipino weddings is that it is really religious. We value God the most and involve Him in everything. Also, there are different stages in getting a girl’s hand and usually it takes a really long time. 

After the wedding, the couple sets free of pigeons to symbolize peace and there is also a belief that it will take away hardship and problems to the bride and groom. There are a lot of ‘pamahiin’ or superstition in a Filipino wedding - like the bride is not supposed to check if the gown fits her or not as the wedding might not happen. The bride and the groom are also forbidden to see each other before the wedding day. 

Different beliefs are scattered around the globe regarding weddings, I don’t know if I actually believe in some of them but maybe you can comply with it as long as it’s not going to affect you that much. Who knows if those traditions and customs are true?