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Venue Traditions around the world
Moroccan brides start their wedding day by having a ceremonial purification milk bath before having their hands and feet intricately painted with henna.
In Estonia, the classic tradition of whichever woman catches the bride’s bouquet being the next one to marry is adapted for men. The groom is blindfolded, then spun round. The single man whose head he puts his top hat on will be the next to get hitched.
Japanese brides change their outfit several times during the day. (The perfect excuse to hit the shops!)
Italians cut up the groom’s tie, then sell the pieces to help fund their honeymoon.
An Anglo-Saxon groom would tap the heel of his bride’s shoe to symbolise his authority over her.
In Ireland, women braid lavender into their hair for luck.
Latvian brides are ‘kidnapped’ and the groom has to pay a ransom (a song or a round of drinks) to get her back.
The phrase ‘tie the knot’ comes from the Romans – the bride wore a girdle with lots of knots, which the groom had the fun of untying.
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At Finnish weddings, the groom’s mother balances a china plate on top of her head when the newly-weds begin their first dance. The number of pieces it breaks into when
it falls predicts how many children the couple will have.
Here in Wales, Brides should listen very carefully when they wake up on their wedding day. Hearing a bird singing means good luck. The Reception is an ideal opportunity to break into song. Two famous Welsh wedding songs are Blackbird Will You Go (A Ei Di’r ‘Deryn Du’) and All Through the Night (‘Ar hyd y Nos’).
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