One of the wedding traditions of the Masai tribe that live in Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa is spitting on the daughters head and...

People from all around the world have traditions and customs which all have their own special meanings. Some came about after a...

The word "trousseau" is a French word which translates to a bundle of linen and clothing in the English language. An "armour de mariage"...

In Africa, and in particular among the Agikuyu people of Central Kenya, a bride used to be stolen or kidnapped by the groom and his...

A newly wed couple usually headed towards their new home, eager to start new married life. A husband would carry his wife over the...

You may be as surprised as I was to find out that this tradition did not start with the tossing of flowers bound together to form the...

During a wedding in China, one of the family members, usually the mother of the bride or the mother of the groom, ties together a goblet...

Wreaths all over the world have their different meanings. In Czechoslovakia / The Czech Republic, during ancient times, brides would...

Every year on the 14th day of February in Kenya, we see ladies dressed in red. It may be a dress, a suit and hat or a trouser suit. ...

The tradition of something old, something new and something borrowed originated in England. In ancient times a bride would wear or take...

Brides in Belgium prayed for continuity of marriage within the family. This tradition consisted in an engaged bride embroidering her...