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priscilla 1Marriage Traditions Around The World
February 28th 2011 01:19
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found. Such a union, often formalized via a wedding ceremony, may also be called matrimony.
People marry for many reasons, including one or more of the following: legal, social, emotional, economical, spiritual, and religious. These might include arranged marriages, family obligations, the legal establishment of a nuclear family unit, the legal protection of children and public declaration of commitment. The act of marriage usually creates normative or legal obligations between the individuals involved. In some societies these obligations also extend to certain family members of the married persons. In cultures that allow the dissolution of a marriage this is known as divorce.
Marriage is usually recognized by the state, a religious authority, or both. It is often viewed as a contract. Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a governmental institution irrespective of religious affiliation, in accordance with marriage laws of the jurisdiction. If recognized by the state, by the religion(s) to which the parties belong or by society in general, the act of marriage changes the personal and social status of the individuals who enter into it.
As reported on the Matador Network (click the link above to view the full article), around the world marriage is celebrated in unique ways. Below are a few such traditions.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Marriage.
People marry for many reasons, including one or more of the following: legal, social, emotional, economical, spiritual, and religious. These might include arranged marriages, family obligations, the legal establishment of a nuclear family unit, the legal protection of children and public declaration of commitment. The act of marriage usually creates normative or legal obligations between the individuals involved. In some societies these obligations also extend to certain family members of the married persons. In cultures that allow the dissolution of a marriage this is known as divorce.
Marriage is usually recognized by the state, a religious authority, or both. It is often viewed as a contract. Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a governmental institution irrespective of religious affiliation, in accordance with marriage laws of the jurisdiction. If recognized by the state, by the religion(s) to which the parties belong or by society in general, the act of marriage changes the personal and social status of the individuals who enter into it.
As reported on the Matador Network (click the link above to view the full article), around the world marriage is celebrated in unique ways. Below are a few such traditions.
A Chinese bride is presented to the groom’s family in a traditional red wedding carriage.
In a Yoruba wedding in Nigeria, the groom and his friends prostrate themselves to the bride’s family before the bride is presented under a veil.
A Pakistani bride’s hand are adorned with henna during the mehndi ceremony a few days before her wedding. The henna is meant to bring good luck to the marriage.
Male guests wear traditional Highland outfits of kilts, jackets, and hose to weddings in Scotland.
In France, the traditional wedding cake is croquembeuche, a majestic tower of cream puffs.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Marriage.
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