The strongest marriages are when people meet in the registry office,
and next time they see each other at the silver wedding.
Ivan Urgant
The centuries-old history of wedding ceremonies is shrouded in the mysteries of ancient rituals. There are several versions of the origin of marriage traditions and the origin of the name “wedding”. Most sources claim that this term comes from the word “matchmaker” or “matchmaker,” meaning the conclusion of an agreement between families.
To this day, each country has its own wedding traditions and customs, which for most people seem completely incredible. We will tell you about some shocking norms of celebration in this article.
Indian newlyweds take the ceremony more than seriously; their religion says that a man and a woman marry not for the rest of their lives, but for seven lives. Therefore, before the wedding ceremony, the newlyweds always consult with an astrologer, who finds out how compatible they are by date of birth.Some people, according to astrologers, are born on “cursed days,” and in order not to bring trouble to future relatives, such a person, before the wedding, performs a wedding ceremony with a tree, which is then cut down.
In the Ethiopian Nuer tribe, a marriage cannot be considered valid until the woman gives birth to two children for the man. If this does not happen in the first three years, the so-called husband may leave the bride and go to another.
In Korea, before the first wedding night, the groom's heels are beaten with a stick. This ritual makes him mature and ready to start a family.
There are a huge number of incredible wedding traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation since time immemorial, but the main thing is that love and trust for your soul mate reign in any family.