subject: Wedding Ceremonies In Different Cultures [print this page] The word wedding comes from a Greek word which means to pledge, to take oath, and to promise. Different cultures around the world have attached many ceremonies to the unification of a man and women when they want to build a home and start a family. The purpose in all the traditions is the same: to announce the union and to invite the community to celebrate on this joyous occasion.
Zaffa is held in Egypt which is basically a musical march. It contains a troop of musicians and dancers which entertain the guests before the wedding ceremony. In Morocco milk bath is taken by the bride that ensures her purification.
Twelve symbols are very important in the African wedding ceremonies. They are bitter herbs, wheat, pepper and salt, water, pot and spoon, honey, broom, spear and shield, and either the Bible or the Quran. To mark a start of a new life the parents of the bride and groom carry the fire from their hearths and lit a fire in the new house o the bride and groom.
In a Sudanese ceremony the bride and groom are to be seated in front of the entrance to their new house. They ask forgiveness from both sets of parents near a gargoyle fountain which symbolizes the ever flowing parent's love for their children and the fact the parents would continue to support them in whichever way possible. The couple is showered with different things like rice, candy, and coins.
Caribbean weddings are very special too. They have a curried goat and spicy jet chicken in the wedding feast. They also have a black cake baked from a secret recipe for the occasion.
Chinese weddings are pretty elaborated too. They have a nine course meal that takes three hours to finish. The bride wears a red dress which patterns of chrysanthemums and phoenixes on them which brings good luck to the marriage.
After nine sips of sake are taken by the couple the Japanese wedding is legalised. In Indonesia over a thousand guests can be invited. And superstitious Koreans invite a fortune teller to foretell the couple's future.
These are some of the ceremonies from around the world that begin a couple's journey in to a new life. The symbols and ceremonies might go from being weird to totally obnoxious though the food might be the very best. But their purpose is to celebrate a new relationship between two souls and propel them into the future with good luck and loads of blessings.
by: Anna Nadette
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