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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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🇫🇯 FijiTabua A polished sperm whale tooth exchanged as a gift in Fijian weddings and ceremonies.Gift custom · Engagement and betrothal

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea and 5 moreSister exchange A marriage arrangement where two brothers each take a sister from the other family as their wife.Betrothal · Finding a match

🇦🇺 AustraliaWishing well A decorated box where guests leave cash or small gifts for couples who already have a home.Gift custom · Reception, dance and gifts

Photo credits on this page

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

Tabua: Hannes Grobe /AWI, CC BY 3.0, source
Sister exchange: Wilses, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Wishing well: Unknown author, Public domain, source

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