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All wedding traditions

650 traditions so far, best known first. 440 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and stage of the wedding.

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🇲🇦 Imilchil, MoroccoImilchil Marriage FestivalAgdoud N'Oulmghenni A Berber marriage festival in Morocco where tribes gather to arrange unions and celebrate with music and dance.Betrothal · Finding a match

🇦🇿 AzerbaijanAzerbaijani wedding traditionsAzərbaycanın toy adətləri The multi-step family rituals of Azerbaijani weddings, from matchmaking to the henna night.Rite · Finding a match

🇸🇾 Syria and 3 moreAssyrian wedding Marriage ceremonies blending ancient Assyrian rites with modern cultural practices among the Assyrian people.Rite · Finding a match

🇵🇭 Cebu, PhilippinesCourtship in the Philippines A traditional Filipino courtship marked by serenade, service, and family involvement.Betrothal · Finding a match

🇵🇭 Cebu, PhilippinesHarana A traditional Filipino courtship serenade where a suitor sings beneath a woman's window at night.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.

Harana: Markytour777, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Imilchil Marriage Festival: Zakaria ElQotbi, CC BY 2.0, source
Azerbaijani wedding traditions: Azim Azimzadeh, Public domain, source
Courtship in the Philippines: Markytour777, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Assyrian wedding: Yucalyptus, CC0, source

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