Interesting Wedding Traditions
Spanish Wedding Traditions
Every country's wedding tradition is different. During the wedding in Spain, the bride's father gives the groom a watch. The groom, on the other hand, gives 13 gold coins called arras in return.
Japan Wedding Traditions
It is important in Japanese wedding traditions that the bride and groom share sake or san san kudo. If the groom-to-be is marrying a Japanese woman, whether he is Japanese or not, he must wear sake or san san kudo.
Belgian Wedding Traditions
Among the Belgian wedding traditions, the most important tradition is to embroider a name on the handkerchief. The bride's family engraves their daughter's name on the handkerchief and shows it to the guests who come to the wedding. After the wedding, this handkerchief is brought to the house and kept.
Italy Wedding Traditions
As a wedding tradition in Italy, they believe that having a Sunday wedding will bring good luck. In addition, the couple getting married during the wedding must tie a knot in front of the chapel.
Germany Wedding Traditions
As a wedding tradition in Germany, the guests who come to the wedding sprinkle rice on the couple. Throwing rice also symbolizes fertility, but couples will also cut a log with a saw.
Indian Wedding Traditions
In India the tradition is a little different. The groom is responsible for the bride's dress. As a wedding dress, a dress called a sari is worn instead of a white wedding dress. The bride, who attends the ceremony in casual attire, then wears the outfit her husband offered her.
African Wedding Traditions
In some parts of Africa, after the groom's family asks the bridegroom's family, if the girl's family accepts, they give both money and peanuts to their daughters. While the bride and groom share peanuts, the middleman who helps the couple meet is given a piece of peanuts and money.