Some are sweet, some are confusing and some are funny as different countries have different wedding rituals. Giving you a sense of joy, togetherness, and binding the people together are these rituals. Really interesting is knowing the different wedding rituals. Across the world, you can notice unique wedding rituals making their wedding customs different from others, whereas India is not the only country where you find and notice different wedding rituals. Across the world let's take a look at some of the most interesting and extraordinary wedding rituals.

Mauritania Wedding Ritual, Fatter Wife For Good Luck:

In their wedding dress generally, most of the girls want to look slim and beautiful. Whereas a fatty, plump, full-bodied wife is said to signify good luck and prosperity in a marriage in Mauritania. For the wedding day therefore the family members of the girl often force her to become fatter. Due to the sudden increase in weight sometimes it causes them endless illness and health issues.

South Korea, Beating The Groom’s Feet:

After the wedding ceremony in South Korea, the ritual of beating the groom’s feet takes place. The groom’s friends remove his shoes and tie his feet together with a rope of sash in this ceremony. Starting to beat the soles of his feet with a stick or dried yellow corvine they then lift his legs off the ground. Before the first wedding night, they believe that it will make the groom stronger. Where the friends and family members check the strength of the groom by doing so, it is more a kind of fun tradition. To check his knowledge, they even ask different questions and quizzes.

France, Drinking The Leftover From Toilet Bowl:

One of the weirdest and unique customs in its nature is this probably. The family members and friends of the bride collect leftovers and stuff them in a toilet bowl once the wedding ceremonies are over. They enter the couple’s room and threaten that they will not leave until and unless the couple drinks it, once they fill the toilet bowl with it.

Malaysia, Newly Wedded Couple Can’t Use Toilet:

The Tidong community doesn’t allow the newly wedded couple to use the toilet after their wedding in Malaysia. For three days they are not allowed to go to the bathroom. They are allowed to have a minimal amount of food and drinks as the family members keep a close watch on the couple. In the form of bad luck, in the form of a broken marriage, death of their children, or infidelity if they break this custom they supposedly bring bad luck to the couple.

Kenya, Spitting On The Bride:

From Kenya, this is another unique and bizarre wedding rituals of Massai. The bride’s head is shaved and lamb fat and oil are applied on her head when the people of this community hold any wedding. The father of the bride blesses his daughter by spitting on her head and breast after all the wedding rituals. Here the custom is regarded as a blessing and brings good luck and fortune in her life as generally, we consider spitting as a symbol of disgrace. The newly wedded bride leaves her home with the groom and doesn’t look back after this ritual.

Why Are Rituals Important?

Wedding rituals vary greatly from place to place. It is important that just like any other place the rituals in India also differ from place to place and from community to community. It is here that we have to observe that these rituals are mainly religious and therefore bringing good luck to the newlyweds. So whenever you see a ritual, understand that it helps the couple to begin a new life together that comes to be with blessings in the form of children, a strong marriage relationship, and many others. The rituals not only bring them good luck but also make it their trademark to take care of each other being a part and parcel of each other’s life.

Finally, As We Wind Up…

Couples seeking the blessings of their community is what we observe in these rituals. Many of them may sound weird but they are surely the ones found to be bringing good luck and blessings. This helps the people and the elders of the community to decide on what is necessary to begin a new life. Marriage just isn’t meant to be a ceremony, whereas it is the joining and intertwining of the two individuals coming from two different backgrounds.

When you are planning to get married know all the rituals beforehand so that you don’t get confused and mix it up. Take the advice of elders and you can ensure you have the best experience of the wedding day. Many rituals extend over days altogether which makes it to be very much tiring. But fret not we have a long life in front of us.