Articles of category "Wedding ideas & traditions"

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Have you ever wondered what the first wedding ceremony was like? Do you know where the old saying “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue (and a Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe)comes from? Every part of a wedding, from the engagement to the honeymoon, has rich history. Cultural roots and religious beliefs have shaped marriages for thousands of years.

Weddings are filled with customs and traditions. "Something old, something blue..." and all that stuff! Have you ever stopped to wonder what on earth it all really means and where it all originated?

A common month for an Antique wedding was the month Gamelion (January), which is sacred to Hera and means “the wedding month”.

Christian and Jewish wedding traditions overview.

The Scots, always ready for something to celebrate, regard a wedding as a grand excuse for merry-making. The celebration begins with the engagement party. It can be held at the parents’ home or at a night club with the invited guests, or even the village hall with the whole village present.

In Italy Sunday marriages are considered to be the luckiest. Another superstition concerning Italian weddings is that the bride should not wear any gold on the day she is married, until wedding rings are exchanged.

The great thing about Western weddings is that they are perfect for backyards, State parks, and other areas, otherwise not considered for a formal wedding.

Some of the customs of Mexico weddings originated in ancient Jewish and Pagan worship, adopted by the early Catholic Church. The Spanish came to Mexico and intermarried with the native Aztec Indians, blending their religion with some of the Aztec customs of pagan type worship.

Weddings in Hawaii are frequently held outdoors on the beach, in a tropical garden or even in a boat. At Hawaiian weddings, flower garlands, known as leis, are traditionally placed around the necks of the bride and the groom. Leis symbolize love and respect, and they are created of some of the island’s most beautiful and fragrant flowers. Each lei is made of forty or fifty fresh flowers, tied with a colorful ribbon. The Hawaiian Wedding Song, made by Elvis Presley famous in the movie “Blue Hawaii”, is almost always a part of the wedding service.

Asian weddings are colorful and vibrant occasions, with much of the celebrations centred around music. There are some songs played at almost every wedding, like Bollywood soundtrack classics Aaj Meri Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai and Teri Rab Ne Banai Jori, and some songs that are played for certain traditions in specific cultures.