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  2. Clinking glasses - Wikipedia

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    Clinking glasses is a drinking ritual where the participants make contact [1] between their drinking vessels, producing bell-like [2] sounds in order to express congratulations or greetings, [3] Clinking is more likely after a toast that involves a subject of joint interest (like the just-wedded couple).

  3. Toast (honor) - Wikipedia

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    The acclamation is followed by the clinking of glasses, often linked to other rules like making eye contact. This ritual is commonly attributed to a medieval custom, whereby one could avoid being poisoned by one's drinking companions, as a few drops of each beverage got mixed when clinking glasses. There is every likelihood that this did not work.

  4. Kissing traditions - Wikipedia

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    The most traditional way guests entice the new couple to kiss is by clinking their glasses. An ancient Christian tradition explains that the clinking sound scares the devil away and the couple kisses in his absence. [18] Another tradition is to ring bells placed at the tables by the wedding party. A ring of the bell signals the bride and groom ...

  5. Wedding reception - Wikipedia

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    Wedding reception in 17th-century Russia by Konstantin Makovsky Wedding dance of an Azerbaijani married couple. A wedding reception is a party usually held after the completion of a marriage ceremony as hospitality for those who have attended the wedding, hence the name reception: the couple receive society, in the form of family and friends, for the first time as a married couple.

  6. List of onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...

  7. A Very Sordid Wedding - Wikipedia

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    A Very Sordid Wedding is a 2017 comedy film and sequel to Sordid Lives (2000) and Sordid Lives: The Series (2008), written, produced and directed by Del Shores.It stars Bonnie Bedelia, Leslie Jordan, Caroline Rhea, Dale Dickey, Rosemary Alexander, Newell Alexander, David Cowgill, Kirk Geiger, Sarah Hunley, Lorna Scott, David Steen and Ann Walker.

  8. Plate smashing - Wikipedia

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    Plate smashing is a Greek custom that peaked in the 60s and 70s, involving the intentional smashing of plates or glasses during celebratory occasions. In popular culture, the practice is most typical of foreigners' stereotypical image of Greece, and while it occurs more rarely today, it continues to be seen on certain occasions, such as weddings, although plaster plates are more likely to be used.

  9. Jewish wedding - Wikipedia

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    A Jewish wedding is a wedding ceremony that follows Jewish laws and traditions. While wedding ceremonies vary, common features of a Jewish wedding include a ketubah (marriage contract) that is signed by two witnesses, a chuppah or huppah (wedding canopy), a ring owned by the groom that is given to the bride under the canopy, and the breaking of ...