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The modern Wedding Breakfast includes the service of food to guests that can range from traditional roasts, buffets, or regional treats such as in the case of a London Wedding [4] in the East End. Another Victorian tradition is for brides to wear or carry " something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue " during the service.
In pre-modern Japan, marriage was inextricable from the ie (家, 'family' or 'household'), the basic unit of society with a collective continuity independent of any individual life. Members of the household were expected to subordinate all their own interests to that of the ie , with respect for an ideal of filial piety and social hierarchy ...
In Japan, the slang term Dekichatta kekkon (出来ちゃった結婚), or Dekikon (デキコン) for short, emerged in the late 1990s. The term can literally be translated as "oops-we-did-it-marriage," implying an unintended pregnancy .
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Miai (見合い, "matchmaking", literally "look meet"), or omiai (お見合い) as it is properly known in Japan with the honorific prefix o-, is a Japanese traditional custom which relates closely to Western matchmaking, in which a woman and a man are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage.
Japanese Shinto weddings are overseen by priests, but often take place in hotels or in special venues designed to accommodate weddings. [1] As Japan's marriage rate declines, fewer Shinto weddings are being performed; the number has dropped from 90% of ceremonies to 50% since the 1990s. [12] Japanese weddings more often reflect a Christian ...
"Butterfly" is a wedding song by Japanese musician Kaela Kimura, released as a digital single on June 1, 2009, roughly a month before her fifth album, Hocus Pocus. [1] It was extremely successful, reaching downloads of over 2,000,000 just over six months after its release. [ 2 ]
Western Style Weddings in Japan; Public bathing etiquette in Japan; Japanese Business Etiquette Guide; Illustrated Guide to Sushi Etiquette; Japan Intercultural Consulting: Japanese Business Etiquette Guide; Bramble, P. Sean (2008). Japan: a survival guide to customs and etiquette. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 978-0-7614-5488-5