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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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🇮🇷 Iran and 1 moreIranian weddingمراسم عروسی در ایران A multi-stage celebration rooted in Zoroastrian tradition and adapted by Islamic customs across Iran.Rite · Finding a match 🇮🇶 Baghdad, IraqWedding traditions in Iraq A structured sequence of arranged matches, religious vows, and family feasts across Iraqi communities.Betrothal · Finding a match 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel and 4 moreAgunahעֲגוּנָה (Agunah) A Jewish woman trapped in a marriage because her husband has not granted a religious divorce document known as a get.Vow · After the wedding 🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreLevirate marriage A custom where a man marries his deceased brother's widow to protect her and keep the family line intact.Betrothal · After the wedding

🇮🇱 IsraelGetגט The Aramaic divorce document that frees a Jewish woman to remarryVow · After the wedding

🇮🇱 IsraelHalizahחליצה (ḥălīṣā) The Jewish rite that frees a childless widow from the duty to marry her deceased husband's brother.Rite · After the wedding 🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreHeter meah rabbanimהיתר מאה רבנים A rare exemption allowing a man to remarry when his wife refuses a Jewish divorce.Vow · After the wedding

🇮🇱 IsraelSeudat mitzvahסעודת מצוה The obligatory festive meals in Judaism that mark religious milestones and sacred days.Feast custom · The ceremony

🇮🇱 Jerusalem, IsraelBirkat Hamazonבִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוׂן (Birkat Hamazon) The Hebrew blessings recited after a Jewish meal to thank God for the food and the land.Blessing · After the wedding 🇾🇪 Yemen and 1 moreUrfi marriageزواج عرفي A customary union upheld by community tradition instead of state registration.Modern · The ceremony

Photo credits on this page

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

Get: Moshe Rynecki (1881-1943), Public domain, source
Seudat mitzvah: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Iranian wedding: Flickr.com user "avlxyz", CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Halizah: Daderot, CC0, source
Birkat Hamazon: Peggy Greb, USDA ARS, Public domain, source

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