Wedding traditions of Oceania
Kava and the tapa cloth, the Maori powhiri and the Fijian lovo, Aboriginal ceremony and the Samoan fine mat. 16 traditions on EveryShaadi so far.
🇫🇯 FijiTabua
A polished sperm whale tooth exchanged as a gift in Fijian weddings and ceremonies.Gift custom · Engagement and betrothal
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea and 5 moreSister exchange
A marriage arrangement where two brothers each take a sister from the other family as their wife.Betrothal · Finding a match
🇦🇺 AustraliaWishing well
A decorated box where guests leave cash or small gifts for couples who already have a home.Gift custom · Reception, dance and gifts
🇳🇿 Wellington, New ZealandCivil union in New Zealand
A legal partnership for same-sex and opposite-sex couples established by statute in New Zealand.Vow · Engagement and betrothal
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea and 5 moreSister exchange
A marriage arrangement where two brothers each marry a sister from the other family.Betrothal · Finding a match
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tabua: Hannes Grobe /AWI, CC BY 3.0, source
- Civil union in New Zealand: Helen Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Sister exchange: Wilses, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Wishing well: Unknown author, Public domain, source