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Test the four Elements (Yoruba tradition)
Test the four Elements (Yoruba tradition) In a ritual adapted from a Yoruba tradition, the bride and groom taste four flavors that...
 
 
 
P’ye-Baek (Korean Tradition)
A P’ye-Baek (Korean Tradition) The bride offers dates and chestnuts – symbols of children – to the groom’s parents while sitting at a low...
 
 
 
Mala Badol (Bandladesh Tradition)
After the wedding feast, the ritual of Mala badol is performed in Bangladesh and other South Asian countries. A thin cloth is placed over...
 
 
 
Libation Ceremony (African Tradition)
Libation is a traditional African ceremony in which water is poured on the ground in the four directions that the wind comes from in...
 
 
 
Lazo (Latino tradition)
In Guatemala, the couple bind themselves together during the ceremony with a silver rope. Mexican couples perform a similar ritual, where...
 
 
 
Kola nuts (Nigerian Tradition)
Another gift giving tradition, this one originates in Nigeria In Africa, kola nuts represent healing; giving them to each other (often...
 
 
 
Honey Ceremony (Multifaith tradition)
Honey is a symbol of the sweetness in life. And so, with this dish of honey, we proclaim this day as a day of great joy and celebration –...
 
 
 
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