| Hi....Welcome to a look wedding customs around the world. |
| EARLY AMERICA Victorian brides wore gloves which were symbols of modesty and romance .Pronounced without the "g". ARMENIA Two white doves are released to signify love and happiness.The bride wears red with cardboard wings and coins may be thrown at her. AUSTRIA Brides decorate their veils with myrtle which is the flower of life. BELGIUM The bride carries an embroidered hankerchief on the day and then has it framed and kept for the next family member who marries. BERMUDA Islanders top their wedding cake with a small sappling .The newly weds then plant the tree at their home and let it grow as does their marriage. BOHEMIA The groom gives the bride a rosary,a prayer book and a girdle with three keys to guard her virtue. The bride gives the groom a shirt sewn with gold thread blended with coloured silks. CARRIBEAN A rich black cake baked with dried fruits and rum is popular on the islands of Barbados ,Grenada and St Lucia. CHINA In old China the colour of love is red which is the favourite colour choice for the bride's dress ,candles and gift boxes. CROATIA Following the wedding ceremony ,those assembled walk three times around the well,symbolising the Holy Trinity,and throw apples into it ,symbolising fertility. DENMARK The traditional wedding cake is the Cornocopia Cake or the Danish Marzipan Ring Cake. EGYPT Family members rather than the groom propose to the bride and many marriages are arranged. |
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