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15 bizarre wedding rituals from around the world

9. Ukraine

the newlywed couple burns the effigy of their matchmaker in ukraine

The newlywed couple burns the effigy of their matchmaker in Ukraine

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Ukrainians have a lot of foresight and they think about divorce even at the wedding!! To avoid a messy breakup, the new couple burn an effigy of their matchmaker – yes the person who set them up! This is supposed to keep them together for a long, long time.

10. Scotland

a scottish bride being covered with spoilt milk, rotten vegetables, etc

A Scottish bride being covered with spoilt milk, rotten vegetables, etc

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If you’re a bride in Scotland, forget about glowing on your special day. Scottish people cover their brides in all kinds of trash – spoilt milk, dead fish, rotten eggs and more. During this ritual, people around make a lot of noise and chaos. The idea is to prepare the bride for all the trials of marriage. What about the groom? we wonder.

11. Greece

Greek wedding guests chuck pomegranates at the door of the newlyweds' home

Greek wedding guests chuck pomegranates at the door of the newlyweds’ home

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The Greeks consider pomegranates to be a symbol of happiness, fertility, and prosperity, making it the ideal fruit for a wedding. But no one eats it; oh no, they thrash the pomegranates against the door of the newlyweds, hoping all these blessings get transferred to them and their home.


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12. Germany

smashing plates at a german wedding

Smashing plates at a German wedding

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Guests come bearing gifts to weddings; in Germany, they come bearing breakable crockery, except glass. They then shatter the plates and cups into pieces and leave them for the young couple to clean up. The thought behind the ritual is to teach the couple to work together to overcome difficulties, even if it isn’t easy.

13. Wales

an ornately carved wooden spoon is the first gift a welsh groom gives his bride

An ornately carved wooden spoon is the first gift a Welsh groom gives his bride

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Men give their brides all kinds of gifts – jewelry, flowers, etc. but not Welsh men. They gift the objects of their affection a wooden spoon. Traditionally, it was to show the girl’s father that he was capable of doing wood work and could take care of his family. Today, these ornately crafted spoons are presented as keepsakes.

14. France

the newlywed couple is made to eat out of a toilet bowl in france

The newlywed couple is made to eat out of a toilet bowl in France

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France is known for its culinary heritage, and you’d expect weddings to showcase the best of the best. However, it’s a little different; the wedding guests and family clean up the mess of the wedding by dumping all the leftover food into a toilet. This is then served to the new couple and they are asked to drink from it! Nowadays, only chocolate and champagne are put in the toilet, and the purpose seems to be to rev up their sexual energies!

15. Cuba

guests pin money to the bride's dress in cuba

Guests pin money to the bride’s dress in Cuba

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Dancing during weddings is commonplace, but Cubans give it an extra twist with their ‘money dance.’ Cuban weddings are lavish and expensive, so the couple could do with some financial help. This help arrives in the form of people who dance with the bride, and pin some money to her dress as they leave. This gives a new meaning to dancing your way to wealth!

Now you know what to expect if you were to attend a wedding in any of these places!! But of course, they’d be equally shocked to see what we do at our weddings!

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Each country has its own set of wedding rituals. Here we take a look at 15 of the most bizarre wedding rituals from around the world.
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Fabida Abdulla

Fabida Abdulla

Fabida is an erstwhile Software Engineer and current Freelance Writer cum stay-at-home mom to her boisterous 6-year-old. In between all the writing, baking, nagging, reading, and cuddling, she manages to blog a bit about her crazy life at Shocks and Shoes. [http://www.shocksandshoes.blogspot.in/]