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Wedding traditions of Latin America and the Caribbean

Padrinos and arras, the Andean wedding, the dollar dance and the long Caribbean celebration. 19 traditions on EveryShaadi so far.

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Shubh Vivah muhurat May, the month of brides in Brazil The dry season wedding months in Latin America Lent Tu B'Av (15 Av)Dia dos Namorados (Brazil)Amor y Amistad (Colombia)

🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile and 3 moreCueca A courtship dance from Chile and the Andes where couples trace circles with handkerchiefs to reenact a rooster and hen.Performance · The eve 🇺🇾 Montevideo, UruguaySame-sex marriage in Uruguay The legal recognition of marriage for same-sex couples in Uruguay since 2013Modern · The ceremony

🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSame-sex marriage in ArgentinaMatrimonio igualitario The legal recognition of same-sex unions that made Argentina the first nation in Latin America to permit them.Modern · Engagement and betrothal

🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and 1 moreSame-sex marriage in Brazil The nationwide legal recognition of same-sex unions following a 2013 judicial ruling.Modern · Engagement and betrothal

🇨🇴 Bogotá, ColombiaSame-sex marriage in Colombia The legal recognition of same-sex unions established by the Constitutional Court in 2016.Modern · The ceremony

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Same-sex marriage in Colombia: Diego Cambiaso, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Same-sex marriage in Brazil: Fabio Pozzebom/ABr, CC BY 3.0 br, source
Same-sex marriage in Argentina: Víctor Buggé, CC BY 2.0, source
Cueca: Manuel Antonio Caro, Public domain, source

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