Wedding Traditions by CyperusGreetings.com

There are many wedding superstitions that occur these days in Modern American culture, including a tradition that involves a teapot. The new couple should borrow a coffeepot for the first three months and then they can purchase a new one together.  To start off on the road to happiness it’s recommended that the newly married couple should have a new broom and frying pan in their cupboard. The bride should cook the first meal for her husband at home and not be eaten at a restaurant or the in-laws house.

Chilean weddings normally get very interesting at around 1 or 2am, with the handing out of party favors to the guests, including fake ties, funny hats and sparkly things. The wedding reception normally lasts until 5 or 6 in the morning.

Traditionally Chilean’s like a lot of music at their wedding receptions from Latin classic’s to 80’s music, which is very popular at Chilean weddings. When arriving at the reception the bride and groom normally make their big entrance via a side door. A particular song will be playing in the background as they enter the room.

Traditionally in Colombia wedding guests like to bring the wedding presents the day before the wedding reception. Guests at wedding receptions like to dance with the bride and groom until around midnight.

The Candle Ceremony is an important Colombian wedding tradition. Once the rings have been exchanged the bride and groom each light a candle symbolizing the life of each one. Together they light another candle and put out the original candles, leaving only one burning strongly. The single bright candle symbolizes that the newly married couple are the same body and that they’re going to spend the rest of their lives together.

Live music plays a big part of any Costa Rican wedding, with traditional Latin music to top 40 hits being popular choices of any Costa Rican wedding reception.

One Costa Rican wedding tradition involves the bride wearing a long, black silk dress as her wedding gown and the groom wears a shirt that has been hand-embroidered by his future wife. During the wedding thirteen gold coins are passed from the groom to the bride this signifies the role of the husband as the future provider of the family.

Traditionally on the day of an Ethiopian wedding the bride’s father will present cows, sheep, honey and wheat to tribe, this demonstrates what he has prepared for his daughter. The tribal leaders reply to this by showing their acceptance of the wedding. At the reception the groom only eats from a special dish prepared by the mother of the bride, this is a sign of approval.

Ethiopian wedding traditions normally follow Muslim practices and are centered on a display of generosity. After the initial announcement of the engagement the groom sends a milking cow to the bride’s house, butter is made from the milk collected from the cow. The butter is presented to the groom on the night of the wedding. The engagement is formally declared in the presence of the tribal leaders and the Sheikhs.

Traditionally in Eritrea it takes at least a week to prepare all the food for the wedding celebration and up to a month to brew ‘Suwa’ a local beer and ‘Miyes’ a honey mead liquor. After the wedding its custom for the couple to stay at home for two to three weeks while relatives provide meals.