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Unity Candle (Multiple Traditions)
This joining ritual is quite popular tradition at Catholic weddings, but its significance is universal: the joining of the couple as a...
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Seven Steps (Hindu tradition)
Seven Steps (Hindu tradition) After the couples has taken seven steps around the fire at their ceremony, their bond is sealed, and the...
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Meher (Muslim Tradition)
Included in the marriage contract is a meher, a formal statement specifying the monetary amount the groom will present to the bride. It...
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Lazo (Latino tradition)
In Guatemala, the couple bind themselves together during the ceremony with a silver rope. Mexican couples perform a similar ritual, where...
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Jumping the Broom (African-American Tradition)
An African tribal ritual had couples placing sticks on the ground to symbolize their home together. This may be the origin of the broom...
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Crowning Ceremony (Eastern Orthodox)
The crowning is the centerpiece of an Eastern Orthodox wedding ceremony. Garland wreaths are often fashioned into ornate crowns as a...
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Crossing Sticks (African-American)
Couples demonstrate their commitment by crossing tall wooden sticks in an African-American tradition that dates back to the time of...
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Circling (Jewish)
Circling is a Jewish tradition When the couple first step underneath the huppah, their wedding canopy, the bride circles the groom seven...
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