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Decorations at a traditional Chinese wedding banquet. Traditional Chinese marriage is a ceremonial ritual within Chinese societies that involve a marriage established by pre-arrangement between families. Within the traditional Chinese culture, romantic love was allowed, and monogamy was the norm for most ordinary citizens. A band of musicians ...
A Swedish bridal crown ( coronet) from the 1930s in use through Täby Parish. Traditionally a bridal crown ( German: Brautkrone or, in the Black Forest, Schäppel) is a headdress that, in Central and Northern Europe, single women wear on certain holidays, at festivals and, finally, at their wedding. Bridal crowns today, of another type, are ...
The Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland ( Swedish: Världsarvet Hälsingegårdar) is a World Heritage Site inscribed on 1 July 2012 as Sweden's fifteenth entry on the list. Seven farmhouses erected in the 19th century were eventually selected to represent the most distinguished and well preserved examples of local architectural and decorative ...
The Culture of Sweden is similar to but distinct from the cultures of neighboring countries and is characterised by its art, music, dance, literature, traditions, religious practices and more. Sweden's modern history has a well-established tradition of science, technology and cultural creativity. Swedes have made significant contributions to ...
Culture in Stockholm. Apart from being a large city with an active cultural life, Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, houses many national cultural institutions. There are two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Stockholm County area: the Royal Palace Drottningholm (within Ekerö Municipality) and the Skogskyrkogården (The Woodland Cemetery).
Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, races, religions, denominations, countries, social classes, and sexual orientations. Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vows by a couple, presentation of a gift (offering, rings, symbolic item, flowers, money, dress), and a public proclamation of ...
Dalecarlian horse. The world's largest Dalecarlian horse, made of concrete and located in Avesta, Sweden. The world's largest Dalecarlian horse painting, painted by Shai Dahan in New York City 2019. A Dalecarlian horse ( / ˌdɑːləˈkɑːrliən / DAH-lə-KAR-lee-ən) [1] or Dala horse ( Swedish: dalahäst) is a traditional carved, painted ...
Bäckadräkten requires a small-scale, handmade production process. It is based on older Swedish folk costumes from various regions across the country, particularly the hometowns of the co-designers: artist and musician Fredy Clue from Gothenburg and illustrator and textile designer Ida Björs [] from Järvsö.