Hindu Weddings

There are various customs and traditions for marriage in United States based on varying factors such as culture, social norms, and religion. There are no unique practices because most of practices are derived from other cultures. The marriage practices and customs revolve around wedding attire, before wedding, wedding ceremony, reception, and after wedding. White bridal dresses are worn with a veil in weddings. However, those not wedding for the first time can choose any color of bridal dresses apart from white. Before a wedding, most have bridal showers where the bride receives gifts from the guests. Preparation takes considerable time to plan a wedding. In a wedding, groomsmen and bridesmaids are included (Lilian, 2013). The bride’s father walks the bride down the aisle to indicate approval of the groom. “The typical 21st century wedding can now feature a supporting cast of stepparents, half-siblings, Dad's new girlfriend and her kids, the bride's first stepfather and his new wife, and sometimes even the bride and groom's ex-spouses” Wedding cakes are used and couples kiss as a form of endearment. Cakes are seen symbols of fertility. It is a custom for the newly married woman to

The bride's parents will not eat before the wedding in order to remain pure, and the groom's future sister-in-law will attempt to steal his shoes; if successful, he has to pay her ("Indian Wedding Traditions and Customs", n.d.). During the ceremony, the bride's saree is tied with the groom's scarf to show unity; they then participate in a tradition called the mangal pheras, where the couple circles the ritual fire four times and run back to their seats - the first one to get back rules the household ("Indian Wedding Traditions and Customs", n.d.). The groom then helps the bride touch seven betel nuts with her right toe while reciting seven vows; seven married women on the bride’s side of the family pass the couple and whisper blessings to bride ("Indian Wedding Traditions and Customs". n.d.). Afterwards, the bride's brothers carry her out and she leaves for the home of the groom, where she has to spill a bowl of rice with her right foot to signify wealth and say she accepts responsibilities as bride ("Indian Wedding Traditions and Customs",

In the film Monsoon Wedding, Indian culture is illustrated in the practices of the traditional Punjabi wedding. The wedding in the film was arranged as is the norm in Indian culture. Thought the wedding was rushed it was not forced. Aditi wanted to be married having realised the uncertainty of her previous relationship with a married man.

Marriage in the early eighteen hundreds rarely put into account of the husband and bride’s feelings. It exercised an agreement between two people that showed how wealthy their family would become. Women conditioned themselves to be submissive towards their husbands and live in the puritan roots of their past society. Many women maintained purity on their wedding days, with this ideal in mind they had to have restrictions during their wedding. In this society, Puritan views held many standards towards women and men. These Puritan views towards many southern societies affected how the women would act, how she dresses and many more. These restrictions towards weddings started to die our near the late eighteen hundreds but, many traditions started to form based off of these certain restrictions. For example, brides started

In America we are known for throwing lavish ceremonies and expensive parties to celebrate the union between two people. I’ve attended quite a few weddings and participated in one during my lifetime thus far. Most weddings in the American culture follow the same itinerary.

Customarily, the Arab Muslim bride wears a simple white dress and veil, very similar to the Christian faith. An Asian Muslim bride however, is much more colourful and wears glittering clothes, plenty of jewellery and flower garlands around her. The hands and feet of the bride are often decorated with henna (‘Mehndi’). The

Indian marriages are deemed almost necessary in the Indian society. Arranging a marriage is the responsibility of Indian parents and other relatives of both bride and groom. In India there is no greater event in a family than a wedding. Some parents begin marriage arrangements on the birth of a child, but most wait until later. The brides family usually hosts most of the ceremonies and pays for all the arrangements for large numbers of guests for several days, including accommodation, feasting, decorations, and gifts for the groom’s party. These arrangements are often extremely elaborate and expensive and are intended to enhance the status of the

Islamic weddings are immersed in cultural traditions and rituals. Thursday is generally believed to be the best day for a wedding ceremony since Friday is a holy day for the Muslims. Another tradition is mehndi, or “henna” night. Two nights before the wedding, the bride-to-be is surrounded

Nowadays, people don’t want to make the wedding ceremony by using their traditional practice. There are several factors that have been involved which are education, source of economic in urban areas, and the modernization. Mostly all members of society from rural areas have moved to urban areas because of factor of work. In rural area, the number of work is decrease. Besides that, the living standard of live has been changed in this new era

Weddings are arguably one of the most significant rites of passage. When getting married many traditions need to be continued even if the people getting married don't understand the meaning behind them. However, if you don’t follow these traditions it can possibly result in bad luck for the marriage and dissatisfied wedding guests.

If they were to meet each other without the parent’s permission, it is considered as bad manner and bad upbringing. In India, the average age to marry is 24 years old for the males and 22 to 23 years old for the females. Indian weddings are usually the longest wedding, which are held in the night time in a huge wedding hall, that includes many different rituals which are performed in front of the God and the couple promise’s each other that they will be together in a sad or a happy moment, no matter what will be the results. Even though wedding has the same meaning in every culture, the way of celebration and ceremony is different. According to iloveindia.com, the ceremony in India is about the priest, groom, bride, and bride’s parents sit beneath a mandap, and a canopy. The wedding ceremony starts off with the Kanya Daan, in which the bride’s parents give away the bride’s hand to the groom with all her responsibility. Then the couple holds hands together and start circling around a small, enclosed fire in a ritual called the mangal phera for seven times by taking a seven oaths together to spend a rest of the life to live as a one soul. The seven steps around the enclosed fire, is the vow to support each other and live happily together. Finally, the groom will apply a red powder to the center of the bride’s forehead and tie a black beaded necklace around her neck, symbolizing

Japan and India differ greatly when it comes to marriages. Japanese marriages are no longer arranged marries. The bride and groom are allowed to pick who they wish to marry. It’s Japanese’s tradition for the bride-to-be painted in pure white from head to toe. The bride wears a white kimono and a beautiful headpiece with charms to bring lots of good luck to the new couple. The groom-to-be wears a black kimono. In India, arranged marriages are accepted as normal and have been for centuries. Arranged marriages are usually planned by the parents and other respected family members. Arranged marriages are made after taking into account factors

After months of planning, decision-making and bonding, your grand event has finally arrived. The Mehendi ceremony starts off the pre-wedding festivities, where the bride will be

An Indian wedding, or a Desi wedding, is a joyous and lavish celebration with exuberant crowds, participating in numerous ceremonies for almost a week. But the flip side of this extravaganza is that months of preparation the two families deal with and the fact that these weddings are an expensive affair, often turns this celebration into a stressful process for them, as they have to take care of every minute detail for it to be picture perfect. After all, who wouldn’t wish to have a wedding that is perfect in every sense, not only for the bride and the groom, but for all the guests that put in special efforts to join for this larger than life celebration of yours.

Gold has been an important part of India culture for much of it’s history. It has had major influences Indian Hindu weddings. Gold has been apart of Indian weddings for much of India’s history. During this time, the meaning of gold and what it symbolizes in the weddings as changed greatly throughout India’s long history. Today, gold is used to show status both in the community and the household. It also symbolizes purity in the wedding, which reinforces the social status of the bride. Gold wishes luck upon the couple so they will have a good marriage, which is essential to social status in India. Since India has had such a long history with gold, many still believe that gold in weddings is used for “traditional” purposes. It is still a wide-held belief that gold is used in the wedding ceremony as a form of a dowry that the bride’s family is giving to the groom’s family. Culture is constantly changing and the use of gold in India weddings an example of the constant flux of culture. While gold is used in the ceremony for many reasons, it representing a dowry is just not one of them. While dowries are still around in India today, the way the are handled and what is used to pay them has changed from the “traditional” dowries, which were primarily completely made out of gold. Rather gold is used in the wedding ceremony to show to the status, not only of each individual but as their new status as a married couple, thus presenting them and their newly combined statuses to society.