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8 Most Bizarre Wedding Traditions Practised Around The World

Weird Wedding Traditions Around The World, There are some wedding traditions — bachelor parties and the bride tossing her bouquet — that are widely known and practiced all over the world. And there are some rituals that only the people of particular countries or cultures practice.

We found some Weird Wedding Traditions from different countries. Have a look:

1. The Blackening ritual of Scotland

 

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Bride too pretty? Well, let’s just cover her in goo. This tradition actually involves family & friends showering the couple with all sorts of disgusting things and then tying her to a tree. This is only done so that the bride & groom can prove that they are ready for anything… and they mean ANYTHING!

2. The mucous of Maasai tradition

 

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The father basically spits on his daughter for good luck before she departs her home with her groom.

3. Beating the groom with a fish in Korea

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Some South Koreans believe that in order to make the groom ready for the first night of the marriage, his feet need to be beaten by dead fish and bamboo sticks. What exactly are they preparing him for?

4. Holding your pee together in Borneo

 

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The bride and groom of the Tidong community in Borneo are confined to a house or a room where they are not allowed to take a dump or even pee for 3 days and 3 nights. Imagine the agony and the relief.

5. The fat Farms

 

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In Mauritania, brides actually work towards getting healthier and chubbier. Yes, it is believed to be a good luck charm in their tradition. So they go to fat farms to gain weight even though it has caused many women to fall ill and have health issues.

6. Practicing crying for a month before wedding in China

The brides have to cry everyday for an hour for a month before their wedding. Other female relatives join in as well. Crying for the Tujia people in China means the welcoming of a good marriage or event.

7. The Swedish kissing party

During a wedding ceremony, if a groom leaves the room, all men stand up to kiss the bride and if a bride excuses herself to the bathroom, then all the women line up to kiss the groom.

8. Banging on the first wedding night

This is not the kind of banging you expect on the first night of your wedding. Family and friends gather outside the house of the newly weds and start banging on pots and pans. What’s more? The couple has to serve them drinks and snacks. This age-old French tradition is known as Charivari.

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