INTRODUCTION A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage or a similar institution. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures‚ ethnic groups‚ religions‚ countries‚ and social classes. Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of wedding vows by the couple‚ presentation of a gift (offering‚ ring(s)‚ symbolic item‚ flowers‚ money)‚ and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or leader. Special wedding garments are often worn‚ and
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Traditional Indian Weddings When it comes to weddings in India‚ people celebrate in extravagant by creating a grand affair. The marriage ceremony begins and ends with various traditional rituals and it is accompanied by plenty entertainment‚ food‚ colorful clothing‚ music and dance. Although‚ Indian weddings vary from region to religion‚ they take hold of similar traditions. Traditionally in India‚ marriages are arranged between the groom’s and bride’s parents depending in the caste one is in
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American Wedding In the United States‚ the traditional western wedding custom is the bride usually wears a white dress and a veil to cover her face. She carries a bouquet of flowers and usually has something old (like a grandmothers necklace) something new (her dress) something borrowed (jewlery or a handkerchief) and something blue (a garter or underwear item).It is a long standing custom and it considered good luck for the bride. The bride and groom do not see each other the night before and
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Pakistani Style Wedding We live in a world full of diverse cultures and religions all living together. We all have a diverse way of celebrating a special day; one of the most important of these celebration is the day when two individuals join their lives in front of their dear ones. Thanks to the technology and the diversity of the world that we live in we are aware that every culture has their own way of celebrating this special day. In Pakistani culture the wedding preparations start from the
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today‚ I am choosing to describe a Palestinian wedding from the 1940’s. A wedding was a grand affair which was celebrated by the entire village. Even travelers and people from nearby villages were welcomed to the weddings. Everyone in the village knew that a wedding was coming. The family of the groom would go from house to house to personally invite guests with an offering of "makhloota"‚ a mixture of nuts and seeds. In traditional Palestinian weddings‚ it is the groom’s family who pays for and arranges
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Wedding Style in Hawaii Like most of the rest of the world weddings‚ in Hawaii symbolizes tradition and cultural elements in a colorful and beautiful place intended to bring fortune‚ luck and happiness to couples who are going to be for the rest of their lives together. Hawaiian brides‚ traditionally wear a Hawaiian dress called holoku. A holoku is a wedding dress with flowers and in her hair as well. Men usually wear a white shirt‚ white pants and a colorful sash. Casual foot wear is permitted
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Wedding Traditions American Intercontinental University Instructor: Cynthia Arms February 23‚ 2014 I. Introduction Different cultures‚ different customs very different traditions. That’s the way of weddings. Every religion
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History of dance Dance’s definition is to move one’s feet or body‚ rhythmically in a pattern of steps‚ especially to the accompaniment of music. It is likely that any human society has denied itself the excitement and pleasure of dancing. Like cave painting‚ the first purpose of dance is probably ritual - appeasing a nature spirit or accompanying a rite of passage. But losing oneself in rhythmic movement with other people is an easy form of intoxication. Pleasure can never have been far away
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Given their common Slavic roots and culture‚ it is not surprising that Ukrainian weddings are very similar to Russian weddings. Having said this‚ there are still some differences. ‚ Ukrainian weddings traditionally began with a courtship ухаживание whereby the parents of the groom would choose a bride for their son. This would have been carried out with the approval of the bride’s parents. However this tradition is no longer observed. Nowadays‚ the couple may sometimes request their parents’
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