{"date":"2026-10-05","days":[{"slug":"ghana-easter-december-weddings","name":"Ghana, from Easter to December","short":"Ghanaian weddings and engagements cluster between Easter and December, with the knocking ceremony coming first.","faith":"secular"},{"slug":"israel-summer-wedding-season","name":"Israel, the summer wedding season","short":"From May to October: after the Omer ends and before the autumn holidays, the main run of Israeli weddings.","faith":"jewish"},{"slug":"chaturmas-no-weddings","name":"Chaturmas","short":"The four months from Devshayani Ekadashi to Dev Uthani Ekadashi, when Vishnu is said to sleep and weddings are not held.","faith":"hindu"},{"slug":"buddhist-vassa-no-weddings","name":"Vassa, the Buddhist rains retreat","short":"Three months from July to October, when monks stay in their monasteries and many Buddhist families do not marry.","faith":"buddhist"},{"slug":"autumn-wedding-peak","name":"September and October wedding peak","short":"In the United States and Canada, the months with the most weddings: mild weather, autumn colour and venues still open.","faith":"secular"},{"slug":"south-africa-summer-wedding-season","name":"South Africa, the spring and summer season","short":"From September to March: warm weather, lobola settled earlier, and a wedding every weekend.","faith":"secular"},{"slug":"central-asia-harvest-weddings","name":"Harvest-time weddings in Central Asia","short":"September to November: after the harvest, families hold the large toi, the feast for the whole neighbourhood.","faith":"muslim"},{"slug":"philippines-ber-months","name":"The ber months in the Philippines","short":"September to December: the \"ber\" months, the long Philippine Christmas, and the busiest time for weddings.","faith":"catholic"},{"slug":"ethiopia-meskerem-wedding-season","name":"Ethiopia, the season after the rains","short":"From the new year in September until the Lent fast: the dry months when Ethiopian and Eritrean weddings are held.","faith":"orthodox"},{"slug":"japan-autumn-wedding-season","name":"Japan, the autumn wedding season","short":"From mid-September to November: cool weather and autumn colour, the other great Japanese wedding season.","faith":"shinto"},{"slug":"china-autumn-wedding-season","name":"China, the autumn wedding season","short":"From mid-September to the end of November: the National Day holiday, mild weather, and a long run of lucky dates.","faith":"shinto"},{"slug":"iran-mehr-wedding-month","name":"Mehr, the Persian autumn of weddings","short":"The Persian month of Mehr, from late September, is said to be the month of friendship and love and a popular time to marry.","faith":"secular"},{"slug":"pitru-paksha-no-weddings","name":"Pitru Paksha","short":"The fortnight of the ancestors, in Bhadrapada, when Hindus make offerings to the dead and no wedding is held.","faith":"hindu"},{"slug":"pchum-ben-no-weddings","name":"Pchum Ben","short":"Fifteen days in September or October when 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