A Look Into Wedding Customs From Around The World
Some reflection will reveal how significant weddings are. Especially if the wedding happens to be yours, you will never attend anything else as important in your life. The act of procreation, by which our species enjoys continuous existence on the planet, is given spiritual stature by the institution of marriage. It becomes, through weddings, an act of commitment to each other and to your children instead of being just the fulfillment of a basic urge. Through the symbols and rituals associated with marriages, the community’s aspirations for the couple are given a kind of magical expression.
The symbols and rites used internationally to signify those aspirations are many and varied.
A Look Into Wedding Customs From Around The Globe
Some reflection will reveal how significant weddings are. Especially if the wedding happens to be yours, you will never attend anything else as important in your life. The act of procreation, by which our species enjoys continuous existence on the planet, is given spiritual stature by the institution of marriage. It becomes, through weddings, an act of commitment to each other and to your children instead of being just the fulfillment of a basic urge. Through the symbols and rituals associated with marriages, the community’s aspirations for the couple are given a kind of magical expression.
Although this has been performed millions of times, it never fails to elicit joy and laughter among the guests. That is probably because the act symbolizes something important; the fact that in their pursuit of material abundance, the couple should not forget about the bonds of love.
The disappearing apple act in Chinese weddings
In China, there is a customary ritual often performed after weddings before the guests of the wedding reception. This involves suspending an apples by a string in between the newly wedded couple. The couple is supposed to bite the apple at the same time and hands-free. At the moment they lean forward to do so, their closest friend is supposed to pull the apple up into the air and the newly weds end up kissing each other on the lips.
Every time the routine is performed, people never fail to be amused. But underneath the humor, there is a deeper meaning. The pursuit of the apple ending in a kiss stands for the fact that the importance of love cannot ever be subordinate to the need to attain riches and abundance.
The Colombian candle of unity
There is a Colombian wedding ritual that is often seen in weddings. After the groom gives the ring to the bride, they both are handed two candles which they light. Holding those lighted candles in their hands, they approach and light up a third candle with the ones they are holding. After that, they put out the original two candles.
We can imagine that the three sips of wine stand for the fact that the love of the couple stands firm even in a state of intoxication. There must have been a time in ancient Japan when couples were required to get drunk before committing themselves just to make sure that they were doing so from the deep within their hearts.
The fact that the families of the couple also turn to face one another signifies their approval of the union as well as the fact that wedding, to a certain extent, binds both families together.
There are many other beautiful international customs for weddings that you could incorporate into your wedding ceremony to enhance its uniqueness and its significance.
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