Different wedding traditions
For many Canadian immigrants, marriage is more than a vow between two
people, it is also the intertwining of two families. Elaborate
wedding rituals, both traditional and modern, are becoming very common.
It is not uncommon for young couples to have two ceremonies, the traditional
rituals to please the parents and family, and a modern one, for friends and
colleagues at work. Modern rituals, not bound by any rules or
traditions can range from saying your vows while skydiving, to scuba diving.
Anything goes.... with only one limiting factor - the wedding budget.
Traditional wedding rituals with attending relatives from all parts of the world
can easily cost tens of thousands of dollars. |
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Read about other real-life wedding
traditions:
1. Lea
Salonga's winter wedding - a mix of different ethnic
traditions.
2.
Ceremonies of interracial weddings
3.
High profile interracial marriages
4.
Canadian Pakistani Weddings - A
Muslim-Christian wedding incorporating traditions from both
religion.
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Indian traditional weddings |
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Couples dressed in traditional South Asian attires for the wedding
ceremony. |
Mehindi is a henna ritual performed before the wedding day. |
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A
henna artist applies temporary tattoo on the hands and feet of the
bride. |
The
wedding hall is decorated with colourful flower garlands. |
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Chinese
wedding
tradition
Ancient wedding from the Qin Dynasty.
Parents are seated on the throne seats. The bride offers tea to
the parent, and the groom wears an X on his gown. |
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ancient wedding tradition of the bride
riding on rickshaw on her way to the groom's home. Sort of the
ancient wedding limousine. |
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Photo on left:
Chinese bride wears red cheongsam and
drinks tea at a wedding tea ceremony.
Photo on right:
Here, both bride and groom are in a
Chinese-styled wedding attires. |
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Many couples have two wedding
ceremonies, the traditional and the modern ceremonies. Beach
weddings in Mexico are becoming popular for young couples. |
The modern
wedding
limousine
replaces the old fashioned rickshaw, or the
horse-drawn carriage.
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