The Most Interesting Wedding Traditions

The Most Interesting Wedding Traditions

Each nation has its own customs and traditions related to the wedding ceremony and marriage. Many of the ancient wedding traditions are not observed or even lost. But there are some customs and traditions that surprise with their originality and fantasy. And so 10 of the most unusual wedding traditions in the world...

Newlywed Teeth
A very strange custom still exists on the island of Bali. It's cut teeth ceremony or metatah. The bride and groom are cut off a little part their teeth on the wedding day, as there is a belief that evil spirits will not be able to harm the newlyweds who have passed this ceremony. At what all this is done without anaesthesia.

Wedding After Pregnancy
In Kenya, there is also a strange custom is to play a wedding only after confirming the bride's pregnancy. The groom, after the wedding, must wear the bride's clothes for three months in order to share the hardships of pregnancy with her.

Blackening the Bride
In Scotland, in some places, there is still an old and rather cruel tradition of blackening the bride. The essence of it is to pour the bride from head to toe with slops. And that's not all... In this state, she also has to walk around the area under the supervision of the groom's friends. It is believed that after such humiliation, the future wife will scare nothing. And who would want such a mess?

Plump Bride
In Mauritania, it is still customary to fatten brides before the wedding. After all, there is a belief that the thicker the bride, the better it is for the future family. Also, the bride in the body is an indicator of the status of the bride's parents. There are even special institutions where parents take their daughters, where they are force-fed to gain weight. And just before the wedding, the bride is locked in a room where the bride spends all her time without moving.

Beaten Groom
In Central Africa, after the wedding, the newlyweds go to their home. Here, the bride must beat her new husband for several days and take out all the evil on him.

Obedient Groom

In the Nicobar Islands, there is a tradition that the groom must perform whatever the bride wishes for a month.

Unusual veil
The Papuans have a wedding ceremony where the bride puts a pig's stomach on her head

Sangeet
In India, there Is a pre-wedding tradition-Sangeet. On this day, all women devote themselves to dancing, singing, and making jokes the bride.

Also, on the day of the wedding, the Haldi ritual is performed. The hands, face and feet of the bride and groom are covered with turmeric paste.

Pinching The Groom
In India, there is also a tradition of pinching, pushing the groom. This is done in jest, in front of the bride, showing the "process of raising the groom".

Bhebak
Korean wedding tradition, Bhebak, during which the couple bestow loved ones with dates and nuts. Those, in turn, throw them at the newlyweds, for the happy life of the young.