Let’s take a look back at how marriage got started and what it has evolved into today. China: The bride wears a red veil to cover her face and her mother holds a red umbrella over her head while she is escorted to the wedding to symbolize boldness, luck, and love.Īlthough the concept of the white wedding dress has become widely recognized, there are many more unique wedding traditions across history and various cultures.

Guatemala: In order to welcome the newlyweds to the wedding reception party, the groom’s mother breaks a white bell filled with flour, rice and grains, which brings luck and prosperity to the new couple.Kenya: When newlyweds leave the village, the bride’s father spits on her head and chest in order to improve her chances of finding good fortune.Jamaica: As opposed to a white wedding cake, they use a black cake made of fruits and rum similar to fruit cakes served at Christmas.He has to find a way to bribe them to return the shoes in order to leave. India: The bride’s sister(s) trick the groom upon entering the wedding tent by stealing his shoes.Scotland: On the night before the wedding, the bride and groom drink heavily and are covered with treacle, ash, feathers, and flours in order to ward off evil spirits.Korea: Grooms give their new mother in laws a wild goose or duck to convey his good intentions with the bride.

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