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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)

🇨🇺 Havana, Cuba and 5 moreConga line A long processing line dance that links dancers in single file to a rhythmic drum beat.Performance · Reception, dance and gifts 🇵🇦 PanamaTamborito A Panamanian courtship dance performed in a circle with drums and female chorusPerformance · The wedding feast

🇨🇱 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 🇭🇳 Honduras and 1 moreMatamuerte A humorous Garifuna dance about finding a body on the beachPerformance · Reception, dance and gifts

🇵🇪 Trujillo, PeruMarinera A Peruvian partner dance using handkerchiefs to enact a stylized courtship between two people.Performance · Reception, dance and gifts

🇧🇷 Recife, BrazilFrevo A fast, acrobatic dance and musical style from Recife that turns Carnival street parades into a display of agility.Performance · Procession and arrival

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic and 2 moreBachata A social couple dance from the Dominican Republic known for its eight-count step and hip movements.Performance · Reception, dance and gifts

Photo credits on this page

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

Frevo: Prefeitura de Olinda, CC BY 2.0, source
Bachata: Salsauom, CC0, source
Conga line: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derek J. Hu, Public domain, source
Marinera: Tomas Sobek, CC BY 2.0, source
Cueca: Manuel Antonio Caro, Public domain, source

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