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Strange marriage customs in the world


Strange marriage customs in the world


marriage

 Marriage is a legally and socially recognized union, and it is in most cases between a man and a woman, and marriage is governed by law, customs, beliefs, rules, and obligations that contain the rights and duties of spouses, and the importance of marriage in different societies and cultures is due to several social and personal reasons such as sexual satisfaction. , economic production and consumption, gender division of labor, child care, education and education, and personal needs. Among the most important functions of marriage are procreation and preservation of the lineage.


Customs of marriage in China

 In some parts of China, the engagement takes place without the bride and groom seeing each other, and if an agreement is reached between the bride's family, the bride's family carries their daughter after preparing and decorating her in a special mishmash and closes the door on her and some members of her family and relatives leave the city with her. Once, if he loves it, the marriage is over and he takes it with him, and if he doesn't like it, he returns it with his family.



The customs of marriage in Guinea

 The bride swims in Guinea naked in the water, until someone presents her with a piece of cloth, indicating that she loved him. If she wore it, she would have agreed to marry him and she would become his wife immediately. 


Customs of marriage in Malay

 A man who wants to marry a specific woman lives with her in the same house for two years without touching her by the Malay tribes.




Wedding Customs of the Toda Tribe of India

 During the wedding, the bride must crawl on her hands and knees until she reaches the groom of the Toda tribe in southern India, and she keeps crawling until the groom blesses her by placing her foot on her head.


The customs of marriage in Greenland

 The groom goes to the bride's wedding night in the Greenland countryside and pulls her hair out of her home until they arrive at the place prepared for the wedding celebration.


Wedding Customs in Howan Island, Pacific

 The bride's dowry is a group of mice on the Pacific island of Hauan, and the amount of mice varies according to the beauty of the bride;  The more beautiful the bride, the more the mice are presented to her. 


The customs of marriage in Indonesia

 In Indonesia, the bride cannot walk on the floor on her wedding day, especially when she moves from her home to her husband's, so the father is forced to transport her daughter, the bride, from her home to her husband's house no matter the distance.



Customs of marriage on the island of Java

 The groom and bride must present twenty-five mouse offenses to obtain a marriage license in South Java;  The governor of Java has imposed these fees to get rid of rats that threaten rice crops, and the bride must dye her teeth black and wash the groom's feet during the marriage as proof of her willingness to serve him all her life. 


Customs of marriage in India

 Women born with a certain astrological sign according to the Hindu calendar are forced to marry a tree or dog for an entire year and then marry a human being in India;  If she doesn't, her husband will die within a year.



The customs of marriage in Scotland

 The bride's girlfriends put rubbish, tar, and rotten eggs on the bride, making her the udring of her photos in Scotland;  The goal is that if the bride wears this filth, she will be able to bear the marital burdens, and the couple's exposure to this insult from their loved ones protects them from the forces of evil. 


Customs of marriage in Valkija

 No girl can marry except in a strange condition, namely that she prepares for her fiancé two of her mother's right fingers in the Valkiga tribe, which proves that she agrees to marry him. 


The customs of marriage in Mauritania

 Brides are encouraged to gain as much weight as possible before marriage in Mauritania;  As the bride's weight increases, her chances of getting a well-to-do husband, and some places help the bride gain weight before marriage.


The customs of marriage in South India

 The bride takes her husband to the woods where they are alone and she lights a fire and irons the groom's back in southern India.


The customs of marriage in Chinese Tibet

 The bride climbs on a tree in the Tibetan Chinese tribes, and those who want to make an engagement must climb on the tree and reach it. Also, the bride's family is under the tree with sticks to prevent them from climbing, and the person who succeeds by climbing the tree and holding the hand of the bride, the wife .


The customs of marriage in Ireland

 An Irish wife should never lift her feet from the ground;  Not to be kidnapped by the fairies, because the bride is the most beautiful thing on earth on her wedding day and the Irish fear that the fairies will steal her.


The customs of marriage in African Jubis

 The girl pierces her tongue in the African tribe of Jobis, then puts a long thread and the husband holds the end of the line. If his wife annoys him with his chatter, he pulls the thread to prevent him from speaking. 


The customs of marriage in the Cook Islands

 The young people of the village lie on the floor on their stomachs in the Cook Islands and the bride walks on the young people's backs until she reaches the wedding venue. 


The customs of marriage in Somalia

 The groom severely beat his bride at the wedding ceremony in Somalia;  This is to announce to the participants that he will be the obedient master at home without any challenge. 


The customs of marriage in Burma

 The bride is thrown to the ground in Burma, then an old man pierces her ears, the bride suffers and screams head-on, but no one hears her because of the loud music.


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