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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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🇿🇦 Cape Town, South AfricaSame-sex marriage in South Africa The legal recognition of same-sex unions established by the Civil Union Act of 2006.Modern · The ceremony 🇿🇦 South AfricaCivil partnership in South Africa A legal union in South Africa that grants same-sex and opposite-sex couples the same rights as marriage.Vow · Engagement and betrothal 🇺🇬 UgandaRecognition of same-sex unions in Uganda The legal status of same-sex marriage and civil unions under Ugandan law.Modern 🇿🇼 ZimbabweRecognition of same-sex unions in Zimbabwe The legal and social landscape for same-sex marriage in ZimbabweModern 🇳🇦 NamibiaRecognition of same-sex unions in Namibia The legal status of same-sex marriage and foreign union recognition in NamibiaVow 🇱🇷 LiberiaPolygamy in Liberia A customary practice allowing men to have multiple wives despite civil law.Modern 🇸🇨 SeychellesSame-sex marriage recognition in Seychelles The legal standing of two men or two women who wish to wed in the Indian Ocean republic.Modern 🇿🇦 South AfricaProhibition of Mixed Marriages Act, 1949 An apartheid-era law in South Africa that banned marriages between white and non-white citizens.Modern

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