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Wedding Traditions

When it comes to planning a wedding, people have to worry not only about food,

flowers, and what they wear, they also have to honor many traditions, even if they don’t

understand their origins or meanings. However, to not follow these traditions,

understood or not, might mean bad luck for the marriage or, at the very least, disgruntled

wedding guests.

Every culture cherishes its own marriage traditions and superstitions. Many are

not understood but are still seriously followed because “it’s always been done that way”

(Kendrick). Even people not normally superstitious wouldn’t think of violating these

traditions.

Many traditions originated from old rhymes, folktales or tribal traditions whose

origins are lost in time. For example, one of the original meanings of the word

“wedding” was to gamble or wager. This comes from the time when a bride price was

required before......


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