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Wedding Traditions Around The World
« on: February 28, 2011, 01:59:57 PM »
 
All over the world each country celebrates the wedding day with some special and characteristic rituals that others may find strange and peculiar. Here are photos of some interesting wedding traditions from different cultures around the world.
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Re: Wedding Traditions Around The World
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2011, 02:00:13 PM »

 
 A Korean bride and groom wear traditional wedding clothes. The custom of the bride wearing a hanbok and groom wearing gwanbok dates back 2,000 years.
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« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2011, 02:00:19 PM »
Moroccan brides wear an elaborate kaftan and heavy jewelry. The bride and female guests decorate their hands with henna.
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Re: Wedding Traditions Around The World
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2011, 02:00:31 PM »

 
 
 
 Male guests wear traditional Highland outfits of kilts, jackets, and hose to weddings in Scotland.
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« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2011, 02:01:13 PM »

 
 In the United States, unmarried female  wedding guests participate in the tradition of bouquet toss. Catching  the bouquet is believed to bring good luck in getting engaged soon.
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« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2011, 02:01:22 PM »

 
 A Japanese couple perform the ritual of drinking 9 cups of sake during their wedding at a Shinto shrine.
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