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Marriage customs of the world : from henna to honeymoons

George Monger (Author)
"Getting hitched by an Elvis impersonator in Las Vegas. Sleeping on Limburger cheese on a Scottish wedding night. From Arabic weddings to Zulu weddings, Marriage Customs of the World takes readers on a tour of customs and ceremonies associated with marriage that cross cultures and continents. More than 200 A-Z entries, peppered with dozens of photographs, reveal both striking similarities and dramatic variations among marriage rites and rituals." "Spanning countries, cultures, religions, and rituals, Marriage Customs of the World traces the evolution and current practices of wedding ceremonies, dispels myths concerning the origins of contemporary customs, and examines changes in attitudes and legislation. From arranged marriages to the huppah, readers will discover how weddings confirm the establishment of new family units, provide financial assistance for couples, bring them good fortune, and give formal recognition to unions the church or state might not."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2004
ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, Calif., ©2004
Reference works
xiii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9781576079874, 9791576079873, 1576079872
56064942
Abduction, Marriage by
Aborigines (Australian)
Adultery
Afghanistan
Age at Marriage
Almonds
Anniversaries
Anvil, Firing of
Arabic Weddings
Arranged Marriage
Ball Games
Bangladesh
Banns
Barring the Way
Ba'siller
Bathing
Bed, Marriage
Bells
Besom Weddings
Best Man
Betrothal
Bidding
Bigamy
Bonds, Marriage
Bosseler
Bottom Drawer
Bouquet
Breakfast, Wedding
Bride-Ale
Bride-Cake
Bridegroom
Bride-Price
Bridesmaid
Bridewain
Broom, Marriage over the
Bundling
Cake, Wedding
Cana, Wedding at
Canopy, Bridal
Capture (Kidnap), of Bride
Capture, Marriage by
Cards, Wedding
Cars
Cats
Ceremony
Chamber Pot
Child Marriage
Chimney Sweep
China
Christian Weddings
Church Porch, Weddings in
Civil Ceremonies
Colors
Common-Law Marriage
Commonwealth Period
Concubine
Confetti
Consanguinity
Consummation
Contracts
Courtship
Creeling
Crowns
Customs
Dances
Dancing in a Hog (Pig) Trough
Days for Marriage
Divinations
Divorce
Dowry
Dress, Wedding
Dunmow Flitch
Egypt
Elizabethan Wedding Party
Elopement
Endogamy/Exogamy
Engagement
Epithalamium
Etiquette
Evil Eye, Protection from
Factory Customs
Fantasy Weddings
Favors
Feet
Fescennine Songs
Fiancé(e)
Fleet Weddings
Flowers
France
Garter
Germany
Giving Away
Gloves
Greek Weddings
Gretna Green
Gypsy Weddings
Handfasting
Hen Night
Henna
Hindu Weddings
Home, Setting Up
Honeymoon
Hot Pot
Huppah (Chuppa)
India
Indonesia
Irregular Marriage
Islamic Marriage
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Jewish Weddings
Kuwait
Leap Year
Lord Hardwick's Marriage Act
Love Spoons
Maori Weddings
Mass Weddings
Matchmaking
May, Marriage in
Mexico
Middle East
Mormon Church
Morocco
Native American Marriage
Netherlands
Niger
Nuer Weddings
Open Marriage
Palestinian Weddings
Paper of Pins
Penny Weddings
Petting Stone
Photographs
Polterabend Party
Polyandry
Polygyny
Posset
Premarriage Customs
Presents
Proxy, Marriage by
Purchase, Marriage by
Quaker Weddings
Quintain
Racing
Ribbon Girl
Rice
Rings, Wedding and Betrothal
Rosemary
Rough Music/Rough Band
Russian Weddings
Sameh People
Same-Sex Marriage
Scandinavia
Shift, Marrying in a
Shoes
Shower
Sikh Weddings
Slave Weddings
Soupe, la
South America
Spain
Spousal
Stafell
Stag Night
Stockings, Throwing of
Strawboys
Suttee
Temporary Marriage
Thailand
Threshold, Carrying over
Tibet
Tokens
Tree, Marriage to a
Trousseau
Turkey
United Kingdom
Unorthodox Marriages
Valentine's Day
Veil
Wales
Walking on Gold
Wed
Wedding House
Wife-Selling
Wife-Swapping
Yemen
Yoruban Weddings
Yugoslavia
Zoroastrian Weddings
Zulu Weddings
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