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2. Marriage vows - Wikipedia

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   Wedding ceremony at Kiuruvesi Church in Kiuruvesi, Finland, July 2007. Marriage vows are promises each partner in a couple makes to the other during a wedding ceremony based upon Western Christian norms. They are not universal to marriage and not necessary in most legal jurisdictions. They are not even universal within Christian marriage, as ...

3. Wedding ring - Wikipedia

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   A wedding ring is commonly worn on the ring finger. A pair of wedding rings. A wedding ring or wedding band is a finger ring that indicates that its wearer is married. [1] It is usually forged from metal, traditionally gold or another precious metal. Rings were used in ancient Rome during marriage.

4. Christian views on marriage - Wikipedia

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   Wedding ceremony at First Baptist Church of Rivas, Baptist Convention of Nicaragua, 2011 The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox by William Hogarth, c. 1729 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.). Purposes. Most Protestant denominations hold marriage to be ordained by God for the union between a man and a woman.

5. Marriage in the Eastern Orthodox Church - Wikipedia

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   Wedding in the Church of ss. Cyril and Methodius in Prague, Czechia. Marriage in the Eastern Orthodox Church is a holy mystery (sacrament) in the Eastern Orthodox Church in which a priest officiates a marriage between a man and a woman. The typical Byzantine Rite liturgy for marriage is called the Mystery of Crowning, where the couple is crowned.

6. Las arras - Wikipedia

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   Las arras, or las arras matrimoniales (English: arrhae, wedding tokens, or unity coins [1]) are wedding paraphernalia used in Christian wedding ceremonies in Spain, Latin American countries, and the Philippines. The tradition is also followed, with varying names and customs, in other countries and communities bearing degrees of Hispanic ...

7. Ecclesiastical ring - Wikipedia

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   The Ring of the Fisherman is a large gold ring with a round or, more recently, an ovoid, bezel. As recently as the 1970s, it was a large medallion shape. On the face appears the image of St. Peter in a fishing boat on the water; above him is the chosen name of the pope. Upon the death or resignation of a pope, the ring is broken.

8. Wedding vow renewal ceremony - Wikipedia

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   A wedding vow renewal ceremony or wedding vow reaffirmation ceremony is a ceremony in which a married couple renew or reaffirm their marriage vows.Most ceremonies take place in churches and are seen as a way for a married couple to renew their commitment to each other and demonstrate that the vows they took are still considered sacred; most Christian denominations, such as the Lutheran ...

9. Marriage in Japan - Wikipedia

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   Christian wedding ceremonies have since the mid-1990s displaced the Shinto rite and continue to remain Japan's wedding ceremony of choice. Christian wedding ceremonies have in the last thirty years moved from the sideline to the mainstream of Japanese society. The popularity of Christian wedding ceremonies represents new widespread acceptance ...