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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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