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All wedding traditions

674 traditions so far, best known first. 108 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and stage of the wedding.

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🇧🇷 Salvador, BrazilPuxada de Rede A Brazilian dance that reenacts the tragic retrieval of a fisherman's body from the sea.Performance · The weeks before

🇧🇷 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 🇧🇿 Belize and 3 moreHunguhungu A swaying circular dance by Garifuna women that blends African rhythms with community messages.Performance · The weeks before

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Puxada de Rede: SebáNeto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Frevo: Prefeitura de Olinda, CC BY 2.0, source

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