Wedding traditions by region
Eleven regions of the world, filed the way each country is usually placed. Open one to see its countries, cities and wedding traditions.
South AsiaSaptapadi and the sacred fire, mehndi and haldi, baraat and nikah: the longest, loudest weddings anywhere.81 traditionsSoutheast AsiaTea ceremonies and sinsod, adat and bersanding, the Batak ulos and the Balinese tooth-filing.23 traditionsEast AsiaTea ceremony and red packets, san-san-kudo and the pyebaek, the lucky day and the double happiness.36 traditionsCentral Asia and the CaucasusBride-price and the yurt, the kalym and the toy feast, Georgian supra and Armenian dance.9 traditionsMiddle EastThe nikah and the mahr, henna night and zaffe, the ketubah, the chuppah and the Persian sofreh.32 traditionsNorth AfricaSeven-day weddings, the henna night, the amariya chair, Imilchil and the Berber bride.17 traditionsSub-Saharan AfricaLobola and the knocking on the door, kente and the wedding cloth, Gerewol and the Ethiopian zemed.26 traditionsEuropeRice and confetti, the veil and the white dress, Polish oczepiny, Greek koumbaro and the Irish handfast.101 traditionsNorth AmericaSomething old, something new, jumping the broom, the Navajo wedding basket and the Mexican lazo.32 traditionsLatin America and the CaribbeanPadrinos and arras, the Andean wedding, the dollar dance and the long Caribbean celebration.7 traditionsOceaniaKava and the tapa cloth, the Maori powhiri and the Fijian lovo, Aboriginal ceremony and the Samoan fine mat.5 traditions