Have you ever participated in a Hindu wedding shoe stealing ritual? Even while it seems common to us, other societies must find it strange when they learn about this. Of all people, each person has their own ideas about what constitutes luck or bad luck. Because marriage is such a significant institution, some people just go all out with strange traditions.
Even the most unconventional couples joyfully engage in wedding traditions today, from the bride tossing her bouquet to donning something old, new, borrowed, and blue to breaking the plates.
Beating the Groom with dead fish.
Some South Koreans believe that the groom’s feet should be beaten with dead fish and bamboo sticks before the first night of marriage. This is a ritual that might sound bizarre and unusual to us, but for South Koreans, it’s an important part of the wedding ceremony.
The blackening ritual of Scotland
Is a bride too beautiful? Let’s simply smother her with gunk. As part of this custom, family and friends shower the couple with a variety of loathsome items as part of this custom before tying them to a tree. The whole purpose of this is for the bride and groom to demonstrate that they are prepared for anything—and by anything, it means the difficulties of life.
Killing a baby chick to set a wedding date in China
The ethnicity and customs of the Daur tribe are well-known. The soon-to-be-weds must murder a live baby chick while holding a knife jointly, and then they must examine its liver. They can select a date for their wedding if the liver is healthy; otherwise, they must continue killing until they discover a healthy liver.
The Kissing Party in Sweden
In Sweden, there is an unusual ritual held after the wedding ceremony. If the groom leaves the room during the wedding ceremony, all the men rise to kiss the bride, and if the bride excuses herself to visit the restroom, all the women line up to kiss the groom.
No Smiling on the Wedding Day in Congo
While most soon-to-weds are giddy with anticipation and excitement, Congolese couples need to control their joy. The two are forbidden from smiling throughout their whole wedding day, from the ceremony to the banquet. If they do, it would imply that they aren’t committed to getting married.