Wedding traditions vary greatly from one country to another. If you are dreaming of brides, they have perhaps less weird traditions than brides in other countries around the world.
In this article, let’s explore the weirdest wedding traditions around the world that can actually wow you!
1. Fairy Tale Dinners in Sweden
If you get married in Sweden, at least you will receive some nice presents. At the end of the wedding dinner, all guests will bring presents. These presents can be gifts for the bride and/or groom, pictures or a nice fairy tale.
Swedish people believed in fairy tales. That is why they gave these gifts at the end of the dinner. Nowadays, the present is tied to the fairy tale as well.
2. Mexico: Weird Gift to the Groom
In Mexico, there is a kind of party held in the bride’s honour by her friends. They bring presents to her with the wish that she would find a good man who would be able to protect her. The party is accompanied by a lot of kissing, and the bride is expected to spend all night with her friends.
Afterwards, the bride and her friends stay up all night and prepare a gift for the future husband of the bride. This is basically a ring that is stolen. As the gift is not known to the groom, he will be wowed with a gift because usually, it’s a weird gift.
3. China: The Empty Chairs
In China, after a marriage ceremony or party, the party is called for the couples’ friends and relatives. The first marriage is considered a public event. Since it is not uncommon to see a large number of wedding guests, they all usually stay in one place and watch the couple.
During the ceremony, the bride and the groom are supposed to hold hands and stand in a fixed location. At the end of the ceremony, the friends and relatives would stay at the same place, get up from their seats and stay still while still holding on to their wedding gifts. They are trying to make the couple feel more comfortable.
4. Thailand: Water Ceremony
This tradition starts with the groom going into his own house in the middle of the night, in the way the brides and grooms usually go to their own homes on the day of the wedding.
It presumes to pour water on the hands of the bride and the groom before they can proceed with other rituals. The water should be prepared beforehand and it is considered to be the blessed water. However, this tradition may vary greatly from one family to another. Not all families follow this kind of tradition.
5. Mongolia: The Dinner’s Table
In Mongolia, the wedding cake was traditionally eaten by the bride’s parents before the wedding ceremony. The groom’s parents would give gifts to the bride’s parents, in return for a wedding gift for the groom. The bride’s father is supposed to remain seated while everyone else at the table will finish the cake.
In return, the groom is supposed to give gifts to the bride’s father. Also, the bride has the right to refuse the proposal if she is not in a good mood.
6. Argentina: The Betrothed Parents
The parents of the bride and the groom are obliged to be good friends. Their families are responsible for them, and they are supposed to send their children off for their wedding.
It is the duty of the bride’s parents to open their house to the groom’s parents and other guests, and the bride’s parents would invite them to their house to celebrate with them. They would be expected to get up before sunrise, to serve breakfast and tea to everyone.
If the bride’s parents do not get up at dawn to prepare food, the groom’s parents are supposed to stay in the house and hold on to the girl and invite everyone to eat.
These are some of the weirdest wedding traditions that can be found around the world. Of course, there are a lot of other weird traditions out there that you can explore.