Wedding traditions have purpose. Tradition is often full of symbolic activities that only have meaning to those that are aware that meaning is attached.
Each culture weddings are performed in has their own special traditions to uphold. Not every culture thinks that the couple should be respected and honored like you do in this place and time.
Many have developed traditions that thoroughly embarrass and annoy the bride and groom on their special day. Here are three wedding traditions you should be grateful aren't apart of your culture.
She is not to be compromised as her fianc or husband will soon be at her side protecting her. Used to be a sign that she's taken is an understandable answer.
The wedding party would secretly follow the couple home. Once the couple was safely inside, they would make as much of a raucous as possible, banging pots and pans together, hollering and singing out of tune, seeking to embarrass the couple as much as possible.
They may use flowers, small gifts, and service as symbols of love and affection throughout the rest of their lives. They don't need the ring to remind them because they do things for each other all the time to serve the same purpose.
In another example, the wedding veil is traditionally lifted by the man, as a symbol of taking her into his home. In days gone by, that act alone also symbolized the male dominance of the wife.
Imagine being under a constant barrage of random items from the moment you open the chapel door to until the moment you leave. It would become quite the nuisance.
To make matters worse, at one point, a plate is thrown at the feet of the couple. The tradition is for the couple to clean the plate up together, symbolizing unity in their marriage.
Instead, it is perfectly cylindrical. The metal flows in a circle that cannot have a start or an end. So too is their love without end. Although you can often find a start date when two people fell in love, you will not find an end date.
Third and finally, in some places it's a tradition to blacken the bride. Trashing the dress is nothing compared to the wedding parties antics here.
Receptions are only ever held the night of the wedding, that's just how it's been done in past. A few couples are celebrating the night before these days, and marrying in the morning.
The day is too exhausting otherwise. They say goodnight after the reception and wait for the ceremony the next day. Chapels used to be the only place for a wedding. Now ceremonies are held in yards, fancy halls, and sometimes even rock concerts.
It's embarrassing and stinky, but it's the way they show love. Be glad your friends and family show their love by treating you to dinner and activities the night before.
Sometimes the groom is also kidnapped and made to smell like a pig that's wallowed in too much mud. He joins the bride in the procession and they are thoroughly embarrassed together the day before their matrimony.
Some bands are passed down from generation to generation, keeping the love and the tradition alive in the coming generations. Whatever its origins, the rings' purpose has been redefined in modern times.
These are just a few of the weird traditions you can be grateful aren't available as part of your standard wedding packages here in America. American culture tends to prepare weddings that honor, respect, and rejoice in the union of two people without the embarrassing or stinky stories that could come with them.
Each culture weddings are performed in has their own special traditions to uphold. Not every culture thinks that the couple should be respected and honored like you do in this place and time.
Many have developed traditions that thoroughly embarrass and annoy the bride and groom on their special day. Here are three wedding traditions you should be grateful aren't apart of your culture.
She is not to be compromised as her fianc or husband will soon be at her side protecting her. Used to be a sign that she's taken is an understandable answer.
The wedding party would secretly follow the couple home. Once the couple was safely inside, they would make as much of a raucous as possible, banging pots and pans together, hollering and singing out of tune, seeking to embarrass the couple as much as possible.
They may use flowers, small gifts, and service as symbols of love and affection throughout the rest of their lives. They don't need the ring to remind them because they do things for each other all the time to serve the same purpose.
In another example, the wedding veil is traditionally lifted by the man, as a symbol of taking her into his home. In days gone by, that act alone also symbolized the male dominance of the wife.
Imagine being under a constant barrage of random items from the moment you open the chapel door to until the moment you leave. It would become quite the nuisance.
To make matters worse, at one point, a plate is thrown at the feet of the couple. The tradition is for the couple to clean the plate up together, symbolizing unity in their marriage.
Instead, it is perfectly cylindrical. The metal flows in a circle that cannot have a start or an end. So too is their love without end. Although you can often find a start date when two people fell in love, you will not find an end date.
Third and finally, in some places it's a tradition to blacken the bride. Trashing the dress is nothing compared to the wedding parties antics here.
Receptions are only ever held the night of the wedding, that's just how it's been done in past. A few couples are celebrating the night before these days, and marrying in the morning.
The day is too exhausting otherwise. They say goodnight after the reception and wait for the ceremony the next day. Chapels used to be the only place for a wedding. Now ceremonies are held in yards, fancy halls, and sometimes even rock concerts.
It's embarrassing and stinky, but it's the way they show love. Be glad your friends and family show their love by treating you to dinner and activities the night before.
Sometimes the groom is also kidnapped and made to smell like a pig that's wallowed in too much mud. He joins the bride in the procession and they are thoroughly embarrassed together the day before their matrimony.
Some bands are passed down from generation to generation, keeping the love and the tradition alive in the coming generations. Whatever its origins, the rings' purpose has been redefined in modern times.
These are just a few of the weird traditions you can be grateful aren't available as part of your standard wedding packages here in America. American culture tends to prepare weddings that honor, respect, and rejoice in the union of two people without the embarrassing or stinky stories that could come with them.
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