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Wedding ceremonies in Korea are westernized and have become almost the same ceremonies as in the rest of the world. The expansion of Christianity in Korea is the cause. This new type of ceremony (for Korea) appeared for the first time in 1892, but in fact, the traditional wedding ceremony is very different from the contemporary ceremony. Uihon and napchae Premarital Even before the marriage, the process started with 4 steps. The first is called uihon 의혼. Formerly, it was the opinion of families prevail over the will of the couple. They chose the husband or wife, depending on the status of his family. The bride's family used a matchmaker, usually a woman, who spoke to the groom's family. Its role was to present the family of the bride to the groom. It allowed the exchange of information between the two families: the wealth, power, lineage, etc. In most cases, the family accepted the marriage proposal because the broker had previously only considered the respectiv

Shinto wedding is said in Japanese Shinzen kekkon literally 'marriage before the deities. "It takes place in a Shinto shrine. The couple must have been legally married before the ceremony and show official papers at it. The bride is made ​​up and dressed in a white kimono, symbolizing virginity and obedience to her husband. The ceremony is led by a Shinto priest (kannushi), assisted by miko, which will purify future couples It goes as follows: 2 rite of purification, hi priests and miko, rise in food and sake as offerings to deities, litany norito by the priest and miko, Service sake now called sacred miki spouses, who drink in two possible ritual: sankon no gi (lit. "ceremonies of the three sections"), the husband began to drink the first cup sakazuki completed by the wife, the wife begins the second ended with the husband, and the husband begins the third ended with the wife. san-san-ku-do (lit. "x 3 3 9 times"), the husband drinks the f