BIZARRE WEDDING CUSTOMS
Added on: 8th Mar 2015
IN FIJI MEN ARE EXPECTED TO BRING THE FATHER OF
THE BRIDE A TOOTH FROM A WHALE'S MOUTH
IN KENYAN MASAI WEDDINGS THE FATHER BLESSES
HIS DAUGHTER BY SPITTING ON HER HEAD
IN FRANCE, THE FRIENDS OF THE BRIDE AND GROOM
COLLECT ALL THE WEDDING LEFTOVERS AND BITS OF
TRASH IN A TOILET BOWL AND THEN FORCE THE COUPLE
TO DRINK IT. THESE DAYS, HOWEVER, ITS
USUALLY JUST CHOCOLATE
IN IRELAND AT LEAST ONE OF THE BRIDE'S FEET HAVE
TO ALWAYS BE ON THE FLOOR DURING HER WEDDING.
THEY USED TO BELIEVE THAT EVIL FAIRIES WOULD SWEEP
HER AWAY IF SHE DIDN'T
IN YUGUR CULTURE (AN ETHNIC CHINESE MINORITY) THE
GROOM SHOOTS HIS BRIDE THREE TIMES WITH HEADLESS
ARROWS. HE THEN BREAKS THE ARROWS TO ENSURE
THEIR LOVE LASTS
IN SOUTHERN SUDAN PEOPLE OF THE NEUR TRIBE BELIEVE
THE WEDDING ISN'T COMPLETE UNTIL THE BRIDE HAS HAD
2 CHILDREN. UNTIL THEN THE GROOM CAN SEEK A DIVORCE.
ON THE MARUESAS ISLANDS OF FRENCH POLYNESIA
THE RELATIVES OF THE BRIDE ALL LAY FACE DOWN IN
THE DIRT AS THE BRIDE AND GROOM WALK OVER THEM
ALTHOUGH NO COUNTRY OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES
HUMAN/ANIMAL MARRIAGES THEY ARE PRACTICED IN
SOME PLACES LIKE INDIA TO WARD OFF EVIL SPIRITS
SOME VILLAGES IN AFRICA REQUIRE AN OLDER WOMAN
FROM THE VILLAGE TO ACCOMPANY THE BRIDE AND
GROOM ON THE FIRST NIGHT AFTER THEIR WEDDING
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