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2. Weddings in the United States and Canada - Wikipedia

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   Today, the wedding kiss is usually just used as a form of love. [13] At the reception, the best man and the maid of honor usually propose a toast. [1] The couple may receive gifts. [1] Wedding cakes are widely seen as symbols of fertility. [14] While now they are an enjoyable snack for the wedding guests, wedding cakes have a more serious history.

3. Wedding customs by country - Wikipedia

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   Handfasting is a wedding ritual in which the bride's and groom's hands are tied together. It is said to be based on an ancient Celtic tradition and to have inspired the phrase "tying the knot". "Handfasting" is favoured by practitioners of Celtic-based religions and spiritual traditions, such as Wicca and Druidism.

4. Party favor - Wikipedia

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   A traditional wedding and party favor. Wedding favors are small gifts given as a gesture of appreciation or gratitude to guests from the spouses during a wedding ceremony or a wedding reception. The tradition of distributing wedding favors is hundreds of years old. It is believed that the first wedding favor, common amongst European aristocrats ...

5. Bedding ceremony - Wikipedia

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   Bedding ceremony. The bedding ceremony refers to the wedding custom of putting the newlywed couple together in the marital bed in front of numerous witnesses, usually family, friends, and neighbors, thereby completing the marriage. The purpose of the ritual was to establish the consummation of the marriage, either by actually witnessing the ...

6. Wedding of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Margaret

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   Marriage of Princess Margaret of Connaught to Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden by Sydney Prior Hall (1905). The wedding took place in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.It was a traditional Church of England marriage ceremony conducted according to the Book of Common Prayer.

7. Chinese pre-wedding customs - Wikipedia

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   Chinese pre-wedding customs are traditional Chinese rituals prescribed by the Book of Rites, the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial and the Bai Hu Tong condensed into a series of rituals now known as the 三書六禮 (sàam syù luhk láih) (Three Letters and Six Rites). [ 1 ] Traditionally speaking, a wedding that incorporates all six rites is ...