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African wedding including customs and traditional dances have crossed borders. Indeed, it is very common, due to various intermingling, the ancestral customs are preserved but also in Africa. Whatever the country of origin of the groom or bride, rituals and traditions are important for the new generations. This is why it has become very common for mixed race marriages take place.   Married can use, for example, a melodic percussion trio. Musicians playing doundoun, balafon and djembe, they will be invited to discover the traditional dances of their country.   If you want to get married according to the customs of your country, why not bring a dancer teacher African dance. It will introduce your guests to the African dance fund percussion. A Mandinka griot can tell the life of your ancestors in song as it is customary in major African wedding ceremonies.   Storyteller for children, drummers, dancers, dance teacher will allow you to have a traditional wedding and to disco...

Hindu wedding ceremony Marriage is one of the three rites of passage made in the life of a Hindu. It is celebrated as a sacrament that allows two individuals to start their journey in life together. Marriage is considered an important step towards spiritual perfection. There are customs, traditions and religious ceremonies performed by the priest, with each stage having a symbolic connotation, philosophical and spiritual own. Rituals form the basis of all wedding ceremonies and most rituals are there to invoke the gods and ward off evil spirits to ensure a bright future. For a Hindu, fire is considered the pillar of life, it follows that the ceremony takes place in front of a sacrificial fire, "homam". While the husband and wife are sitting in front of the sacrificial fire, the priest recites verses from various religious scriptures in Sanskrit, which is the oldest language in the world to still be used today. The priest also told the members of each family to mak...

Persian Wedding Traditions and Customs There are two stages to a Persian marriage. Most often both take place on the same day, but occasionally there could be some time between the two. The first is called "Aghd", the legal process of getting married, when both the bride and bridegroom and their guardians sign a marriage contract. The second stage is "Jashn-e Aroosi", the wedding reception - the actual feasts and the celebrations, which traditionally lasted from 3 to 7 days. The ceremony takes place in a specially decorated room with flowers and a beautiful and elaborately decorated spread on the floor called "Sofreh-ye Aghd". Traditionally Sofreh-ye Aghd is set on the floor facing east, the direction of sunrise (light). Consequently when bride and bridegroom are seated at the head of Sofreh-ye Aghd they will be facing "The Light". By custom Aghd would normally take place at bride's parents/guardians home. The arrival of the gu...

Marriage.  Marriages usually are arranged, especially the first marriage. Illiterate rural individuals have less choice than do people with a modern education. People tend to marry for the sake of their parents and community and usually marry within their community and clan. There is a lot of marriage between cousins, but it is not permissible to marry someone with whom a person has shared breast milk. When it is discovered that a husband and wife shared milk earlier in life, they are obliged to divorce even if they have children. Muslim women are not allowed to marry non-Muslim men, but Muslim men can marry Christian or Jewish women. Polygyny is allowed, but polyandry is forbidden. According to the prevailing value system, all adults must marry and have many children but it is not unusual to find unmarried women, particularly among the white Maurs. Economic aspects of marriage are very important. Men are responsible for the economic sustenance of their wives and for bridepri...

Marriage Marriage is an association that existed since the earliest times and has great importance on human life and society. Marriage as a term is a continuous union of a man and a woman as husband and wife under all kinds of conditions of life. It is the foundation of the family which in turn is the cornerstone of society and carries universal importance. The marriage act has certain rules and patterns that change around the world, shaped by different cultures and entailing traditions and customs that define a particular society. Marriage ceremonies incorporate a number of preparations and phases leading up to the actual act. These stages include religious and even superstitious practices. At each phase, the implementation of a variety of common practices, customs and traditions have become obligatory, almost like rules and principles that govern this ritual act. Each and every society, in compliance with certain rules and practices conforming to their culture, has developed it...

Die marokkanische Hochzeit Die marokkanische Hochzeit, traditionelle Marokko reichsten Veranstaltung ist die Ehe eng mit uralten Traditionen und Bräuche im Zusammenhang. Eine fröhliche Feier und eine gute Gelegenheit für ein geselliges Beisammensein, wird die marokkanische Hochzeit tagelang gefeiert. Ehe Praktiken rund um die Schönheit der Braut, die Einheit der Familien beider Ehegatten und Leben in der Gemeinschaft zu entwickeln. Obwohl marokkanische Hochzeiten von einer Region zur anderen unterschiedlich sein, sie alle haben viele gemeinsame Punkte. Der Prozess beginnt mit der marokkanischen Hochzeit Engagement (Versprechen der Beschäftigung), in Arabisch Khetba genannt. In diesem Stadium, fragt die Familie des Bräutigams für die Hand der Braut. Sobald die Braut und ihre Eltern einverstanden sind, initiieren Familien zusammen Diskussionen über die Trauung. Diese Diskussionen rund um die Braut Reichtum und der Zeit drehen und die Kosten für die Zeremonie. Während des Zeitraums...

Marriages in Yemen In a strict conservative Yemeni society bride and groom are selected by their respective families. Mother usually selects a girl after consultation with the husband and other male members of the family. Then they consult their son for the wedding. Father and son take proposal to the girl's family and discuss the matter. Father of the girl after holding discussions with the family accepts the proposal and day is fixed for the engagement. Usually the date selected is Thursday or Friday. The groom's family goes to the house of the girl with gifts, raisins and ring. Then the date for the wedding and Maher amount is discussed. The Maher amount is spend on jewelry and clothes for the bride. It also includes other valuable things which remain girls' property even after marriage. The Wedding The wedding usually lasts for three days starting from Wednesday when the marriage contract is signed in the presence of Qazi.A senior official to re...

Marriages  in United Arab Emirates The wedding date marks the beginning of festivities at both bride and groom's homes. Numbers of elaborate ceremonies are organized. The bride stays indoors for forty day prior to her marriage.Fine pieces of jewelry, silk materials, perfumes and other necessary items are presented to her by the groom, for trousseau of the bride.Henna ceremony is held where all the female relative of the bride come and have a great get togther and put on the henna on the hands of the bride. The conditions for marraiage set and the amount of money to be paid to the bride are all decided. The Wedding The wedding is generally an awesome event where there is a lot of turn out of guests and a great arrangement and what not.Generally the people will try to make it most faboulous and luxurious event.The dinners are lavish with huge decoration and flower arrangements.The wedding ceremony marked by Nikah is held in Masjid or some luxurious hotel and t...

 Marriage in syria In Syria the marriage proposal can be send by the groom to the parents of the girl requesting for her hand in marriage. Before yes or no, there can be series of negotiations over the various conditions of marriage like bride money called mehr, remarriage conditions for the groom, and her continuation of education if she is still a student and so on. After all the preliminaries the date is fixed for the nikah, wedding ceremony. The Wedding The groom along with his nears and dears are welcomed with the beating of drums and huge cheer in the area meant for ceremony. Though the marriage ceremony is held in masjid or a community hall, beginning with the recitation of the Holy Quran, and hymns praising the prophet .Then after the sermon is recited with the terms and conditions of matrimonial contract, the acceptance of it concludes the ceremony though celebrations go on. The whole expenditure is met by the bridegroom including the weddin...

 Marriage in sudan For the person intending to marry the prospective bride, he should be able to pay the bride wealth in terms of cattle generally rather than in terms of money. Now in modern practices money is given along with cattle, Kenyan shilling the preferred choice. The two sides of the families discuss the various clauses of marriage and come to a common agreement. The preparations are elaborate and the bride adorns henna designs on her hands. The Wedding Ceremony The wedding ceremony is held with the sermon and then the mentioning of the marriage conditions in front of the guests and along with minimum two witnesses and the guardian of the bride. The sermon is recited by some elderly person. The bridegroom with garland of flowers and great zest A ceremony the proceeds with fervor in front of a gargoyle fountain. Flowing water symbolizes flow of paternal love. Traditional songs are sung. A ceremony in which a bridegroom stands outside the...

Muslim Marriage in Saudi Arabia Preludes Of The Wedding Marriage in Saudi Arabia is propagated by the elders of the prospective bride and the initiation of the proposal from the groom's side may be by himself to her father or through his parents. Generally womenfolk keep an eye for the eligible bride around like the groom's sister or mother who would look for the alliance as per his preference. After seeing an alliance, they would inform the prospective groom or the father of the groom who would then try to contact the family members of the groom. If the girl's family has no objection to the man's proposal, she may or may not let in front of him so he may have a look at her. The man's consent is shown by the gifts which he would then give and the bride has every right to refuse if she does not want a go-ahead with this marriage alliance. In favourable note,after this the elders would sit down to sort out the preliminaries of the marriage conditio...