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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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🇨🇺 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 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreDia dos Namorados Brazil's June 12 celebration of romance, held on the eve of Saint Anthony's feast day.Betrothal · The weeks before

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

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

🇩🇴 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 🇭🇳 Honduras and 1 moreMatamuerte A humorous Garifuna dance about finding a body on the beachPerformance · 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 🇧🇿 Belize and 3 moreHunguhungu A swaying circular dance by Garifuna women that blends African rhythms with community messages.Performance · The weeks before

Photo credits on this page

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

Puxada de Rede: SebáNeto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Frevo: Prefeitura de Olinda, CC BY 2.0, 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
Bachata: Salsauom, CC0, source

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