Wedding Rituals in different Cultures and Religions

Wedding Rituals in different Cultures and Religions

Marriage is a ritual performed by people of all religions in keeping with their traditions and culture. In some of these religions people perform this duty in a very polite manner, in some there is an element of mischief and in some places religious ideologies are considered important. But the most important thing is that in all religions the wedding ceremony is held in a unique and different way. Some different wedding rituals:

Sweden:

According to Swedish culture, the bride and groom cannot leave their place during the wedding ceremony for any reason, and in doing so, the other bridesmaids surround the bride and kiss her while the boys present there kiss the bride.

Germany:

German weddings have seen brides and grooms cut down the trunk of a large tree in front of all the guests present at the wedding, proving that they have the ability to cope with the difficulties and troubles that come after marriage.

Romania:
In Romania, a fictitious kidnapping game is played during a wedding in which the family and close relatives hide the bride, after which the bridegroom "recovers" the bride after paying a ransom.

China:

According to Chinese culture, the bride starts crying a month before the wedding, while the rest of the girlfriends and women join her in crying.

Philippines:

In the Philippines, before marriage, couples personally visit relatives and invite them to their wedding. In addition to this, the bride and groom perform the ritual by throwing white doves in the air in the traditional style on the occasion of their reception.

Java:

The bride and groom sit on the girl's father's lap during a wedding ceremony on the Indonesian island of Java. It is a sign that boy and girl are equal in the eyes of their family.

Korea:

In Korea, close friends of the bridegroom hit him on the groom's 'legs' on the first night of the wedding with a fish and a stick.
According to another Korean tradition, the bridegroom presents his mother-in-law with a "wild goose and duck" as a gift, indicating that he will fulfill all the vows made in connection with the marriage.

Hindu marriage:

Hindu marriages are both 'royal and extraordinary'. Their marriages consist of more than one ritual, such as Ganesh Puja, turmeric, music and engagement rites are performed before the marriage, while on the very day of the marriage, the marriage ends with J. Mala, Kanyadan, Sandoor and Phirun.

Muslim marriage:

Muslim marriages also take place after more than one ritual in which the henna ceremony is held before the marriage, whereas in this religion 'nikah' is an important part of marriage without which marriage is considered incomplete.

Bali:

In Bali, another Indonesian island, weddings are held in keeping with various traditions, one of which involves the wearing of the royal sword by a boy on his wedding day.

Kenya:

According to Kanya culture, on the wedding day, the bride's father spit on her daughter's face and pray for her.

Persian:

Parsis outnumber people of other religions. But their marriages also take place in a very traditional way. In Parsi, marriage is called 'Acho Micho'. In addition, the day on which the wedding ceremony is held is called 'Shah Jan'.

Japan:

In Japan, various rituals are performed on the occasion of marriage, one of which is that a boy and a girl drink water from three separate cups at the time of marriage, after which their parents do the same.

Buddhist:

Buddhist weddings are very simple and modest in which no religious duties are fulfilled but only close relatives gather on this occasion and the couple goes to the temple itself to perform all the marriage rituals.

Christian:

Christian weddings are held in the church where the two families perform the wedding duties in the presence of one witness each, and the bride and groom exchange "rings". The bride wears a "white" dress on this occasion.

Scotland:

According to a strange Scottish tradition, on the day of marriage, close relatives and family shower wine, ashes, milk and feathers on the bride and groom so that they may be protected from all evil forces and prosper.