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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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🇰🇷 South KoreaBlack DayBlack Day (Korean: 블랙데이) A South Korean day for singles to gather and eat black bean noodles after missing Valentine's and White Day gifts.Feast custom · The weeks before

🇹🇼 Taipei, TaiwanSame-sex marriage in Taiwan The legal recognition of same-sex unions in Taiwan, the first in Asia.Modern · Engagement and betrothal

🇯🇵 Tokyo, JapanSame-sex marriage in Japan同性結婚 (dōsei kekkon) The legal battle and local partnership systems for same-sex couples in JapanModern 🇨🇳 ChinaNaked marriage裸婚 (luǒhūn) A wedding without a house, car, or ring, chosen by couples in China for love and financial necessity.Modern · The weeks before

🇰🇷 Seoul, South KoreaRecognition of same-sex unions in South Korea The ongoing legal and political struggle to recognize same-sex marriages and civil unions in South Korea.Modern 🇯🇵 Japan and 4 morePicture brideNakōdo (仲人) matchmaking; Jungmae gyeolhon (결혼) process Early twentieth century marriages arranged through photographs between Asian immigrant men and women in Hawaii and the UBetrothal · Finding a match

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 Taiwan: Guy of taipei, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Recognition of same-sex unions in South Korea: Nerd271, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Same-sex marriage in Japan: User:Jedi Friend, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Black Day: by 아침꿀물 at Flickr, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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